Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9621 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia stood at 0.9621 GPIA.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.933 GPIA, in 2003.
Colombia ranks 56th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9361 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.933 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9482 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9399 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.944 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9509 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9484 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9717 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9655 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.971 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9665 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9786 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9794 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9881 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9984 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9621 GPIA | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.933 GPIA | 0.9717 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.9655 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9621 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 upper secondary education or in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia was 0.9621 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.933 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release