Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Colombia, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia stood at 1.01 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Colombia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8516 GPIA, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 39th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8516 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.8738 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.882 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9341 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9581 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9225 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9936 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9788 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9194 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8691 GPIA | 0.8516 GPIA | 0.882 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9225 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8516 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 77 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 2.1%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release