Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 7.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.9% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 62nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.0% | — |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +20.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +20.2% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -3.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 7.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.5%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 7.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia was 7.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release