Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA was 0.1268 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 0.1268 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.1388 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 LPIA, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 55th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Master location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0322 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.0693 LPIA | +115.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0936 LPIA | +35.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0757 LPIA | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0807 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0969 LPIA | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0649 LPIA | -33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1276 LPIA | +96.6% |
| 2015 | 0.094 LPIA | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1388 LPIA | +47.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1023 LPIA | -26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1088 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1098 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1254 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1181 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1268 LPIA | +7.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1268 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2198 LPIA, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1268 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1809 LPIA, 70% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0651 LPIA | 0.0322 LPIA | 0.0936 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0988 LPIA | 0.0649 LPIA | 0.1388 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.12 LPIA | 0.1098 LPIA | 0.1268 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 0.1268 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 0.1388 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 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 down 0.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release