Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.7308 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 0.7308 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 0.7308 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5491 LPIA, in 2004.
That places Colombia 76th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.5723 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.5643 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5491 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5565 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5751 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5614 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.553 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5579 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5705 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.571 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5924 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6113 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.631 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6422 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6632 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6702 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.713 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7238 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7308 LPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5612 LPIA | 0.5491 LPIA | 0.5751 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6294 LPIA | 0.5705 LPIA | 0.713 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7273 LPIA | 0.7238 LPIA | 0.7308 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 0.7308 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 0.7308 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5491 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 76th 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 15.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release