Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.667 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia stood at 0.667 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 0.6731 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5118 LPIA, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 85th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.5465 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5499 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5342 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5364 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5461 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5118 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5174 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5266 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5358 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5569 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5544 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5622 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5788 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5948 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6037 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6295 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6471 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6731 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.667 LPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5336 LPIA | 0.5118 LPIA | 0.5499 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.5848 LPIA | 0.5358 LPIA | 0.6471 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6701 LPIA | 0.667 LPIA | 0.6731 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 0.667 LPIA 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 0.6731 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5118 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 99 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 15.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release