Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.1284 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
Colombia recorded 0.1284 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 0.1507 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0415 LPIA, in 2010.
That places Colombia 53rd out of 56 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, completed … female Master location LPIA in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0922 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.0795 LPIA | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0633 LPIA | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0415 LPIA | -34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1018 LPIA | +145.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1011 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1379 LPIA | +36.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1013 LPIA | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1303 LPIA | +28.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1507 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1264 LPIA | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0869 LPIA | -31.2% |
| 2020 | 0.099 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1268 LPIA | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1398 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1284 LPIA | -8.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1284 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2165 LPIA, 59% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1284 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1978 LPIA, 65% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0783 LPIA | 0.0633 LPIA | 0.0922 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1087 LPIA | 0.0415 LPIA | 0.1507 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1235 LPIA | 0.099 LPIA | 0.1398 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 0.1284 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 0.1507 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0415 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 56 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 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release