Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 6.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia is 6.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 7.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 64th out of 95 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.6% | 7.1% | 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 6.8% 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 7.1% in 2023.
- 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 64th out of 95 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 76.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release