Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.1277 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0578 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.0746 LPIA | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0817 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0612 LPIA | -25.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0907 LPIA | +48.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0996 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.099 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1159 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.111 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1446 LPIA | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1136 LPIA | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0984 LPIA | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1045 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1261 LPIA | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1286 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1277 LPIA | -0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1277 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2258 LPIA, 57% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1277 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1828 LPIA, 70% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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