Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.19 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 0.19 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 0.2035 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1015 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Colombia 81st out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.1669 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1394 LPIA | -16.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1301 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1092 LPIA | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1057 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1055 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1015 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1196 LPIA | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1034 LPIA | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1133 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1344 LPIA | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1307 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1425 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1517 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1711 LPIA | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1852 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1683 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1585 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1799 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2035 LPIA | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1839 LPIA | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1984 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.19 LPIA | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1222 LPIA | 0.1015 LPIA | 0.1669 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1459 LPIA | 0.1034 LPIA | 0.1852 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1911 LPIA | 0.1799 LPIA | 0.2035 LPIA | 5 |
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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 0.19 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 0.2035 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1015 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 91 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 33.3%. 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, 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