Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia is 0.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 52nd of 57 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 49 South Africa 0.9% compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 51 Philippines 0.7% compare
- 53 Sri Lanka 0.5% compare
- 54 Mexico 0.5% compare
- 55 Uruguay 0.5% compare
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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 57 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 78.2%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release