Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.667 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.667 LPIA
World rank
85th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6731 LPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5118 LPIA
in 2007
Years of data
19
2002–2024
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 … male primary location LPIA 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% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.667 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 72% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.667 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7905 LPIA, 84% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.667 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