Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.0%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
56th
of 74 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2022
All-time low
5.9%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia, 2019–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 8.0% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
That places Colombia 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia was 8.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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