Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2117 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2117 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 0.2239 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1079 LPIA, in 2008.
Colombia ranks 83rd of 93 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1817 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1622 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1325 LPIA | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1198 LPIA | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1142 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1087 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1079 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1191 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1182 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1239 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1395 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1428 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1631 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1724 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1985 LPIA | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2164 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1921 LPIA | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1873 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2076 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2239 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2175 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2208 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2117 LPIA | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1308 LPIA | 0.1079 LPIA | 0.1817 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1654 LPIA | 0.1182 LPIA | 0.2164 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2163 LPIA | 0.2076 LPIA | 0.2239 LPIA | 5 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia was 0.2117 LPIA 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 0.2239 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1079 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 83rd out of 93 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 29.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release