Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2004.
That places Colombia 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.3% | — |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 62.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 62.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 100% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.3% | 43.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.7% | 62.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Colombia was 62.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release