Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.1277 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia stood at 0.1277 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.1446 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Colombia 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0714 LPIA | 0.0578 LPIA | 0.0817 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1038 LPIA | 0.0612 LPIA | 0.1446 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1217 LPIA | 0.1045 LPIA | 0.1286 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia was 0.1277 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1446 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 55th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release