Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.2351 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia is 0.2351 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 0.2527 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1119 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Colombia 78th out of 87 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 … education short-cycle tertiary location in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1969 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1883 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1323 LPIA | -29.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1308 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1225 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1119 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1148 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1187 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1349 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.138 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.146 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1569 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1864 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.196 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2293 LPIA | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2498 LPIA | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2192 LPIA | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2195 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2387 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2476 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2527 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2448 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2351 LPIA | -4.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2351 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2351 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 80% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1395 LPIA | 0.1119 LPIA | 0.1969 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1876 LPIA | 0.1349 LPIA | 0.2498 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2438 LPIA | 0.2351 LPIA | 0.2527 LPIA | 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 0.2351 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 0.2527 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1119 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 87 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 26.1%. 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, 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