Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 33.5% 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 33.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 33.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2006.
That places Colombia 37th out of 101 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 … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.0% | — |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 28.6% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 31.1% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 33.5% | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 33.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 33.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.4%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -27.8% | 18.5% | 13.4% |
| 2007 | +33.6% | 13.4% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.0% | 13.4% | 18.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 33.5% | 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 33.5% 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 33.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 37th out of 101 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 36.0%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release