Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia is 33.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia peaked at 33.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 41st out of 77 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 13.4% | 18.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 28.2% | 33.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 38 Tonga 34.2% compare
- 39 Philippines 34.1% compare
- 40 Croatia 33.8% compare
- 42 Chile 33.0% compare
- 43 Palestine, State of 31.2% compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
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 33.6% 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 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 77 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 83.4%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release