Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 27.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia is 27.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Colombia peaked at 27.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 49th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.6% | — |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 26.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 27.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 27.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | -28.5% | 15.9% | 11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.4% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 15.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 22.5% | 27.2% | 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 27.2% 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 27.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 129 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 37.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release