Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 6.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.9%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2023
All-time low
4.9%
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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia stood at 6.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
That places Colombia 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 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 6.9% 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 7.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 59th out of 79 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 42.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release