Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.2132 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2132 LPIA
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
66th
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.2226 LPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.1873 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia is 0.2132 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
That places Colombia 66th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.1873 LPIA | — |
| 2020 | 0.2076 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2204 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2226 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2132 LPIA | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1873 LPIA | 0.1873 LPIA | 0.1873 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.2159 LPIA | 0.2076 LPIA | 0.2226 LPIA | 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 0.2132 LPIA 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 0.2226 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1873 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 72 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 13.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release