Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, 2002β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia stood at 1.08 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 2nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 1 Brazil 1.11 GPIA compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 1.07 GPIA compare
- 4 Jamaica 1.06 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1.06 GPIA 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 primary education or higher in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia was 1.08 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 1.08 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 2nd out of 100 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 0.5%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release