Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 61.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 61.8% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Colombia peaked at 61.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 77th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 43.7% | — |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 61.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 61.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.3% | 42.4% | 43.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 44.1% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.3% | 61.8% | 5 |
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 61.8% 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 61.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Colombia ranks 77th out of 101 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 24.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release