Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2004
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
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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