Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9881 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9881 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
50th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9954 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9741 GPIA
in 2008
Years of data
23
2002–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia is 0.9881 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 0.9954 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9741 GPIA, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 50th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.977 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9751 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9788 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.978 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9785 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9741 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9825 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9801 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9783 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9835 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9878 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9817 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9874 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9889 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9881 GPIA | -0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9881 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9965 GPIA, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9881 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9844 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.9741 GPIA | 0.9825 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9845 GPIA | 0.9783 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9922 GPIA | 0.9881 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 5 |
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 primary education or higher in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia was 0.9881 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9954 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9741 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release