Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 27.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
27.2%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
57th
of 110 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2024
All-time low
21.6%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2019β2024
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia, 2019β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Colombia stood at 27.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
That places Colombia 57th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 54 Palestine, State of 28.6% compare
- 55 Slovak Republic 27.3% compare
- 56 Grenada 27.2% compare
- 58 Serbia, Republic of 26.9% compare
- 59 Bulgaria 26.7% compare
- 60 Philippines 26.1%
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (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 27.2% 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 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2019.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 110 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 25.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release