Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment … urban female 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.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.8% | — |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +47.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 32.8% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 33.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 33.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
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
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 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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February 2026 Data Release