Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.4218 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia is 0.4218 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 0.4218 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1853 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Colombia 83rd out of 105 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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2435 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.2288 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2315 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1853 LPIA | -19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2282 LPIA | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2129 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.21 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2297 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2301 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.241 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2469 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2587 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2754 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2925 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3107 LPIA | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.335 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.319 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.335 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3767 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3971 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.384 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3982 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4218 LPIA | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2212 LPIA | 0.1853 LPIA | 0.2435 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2844 LPIA | 0.2301 LPIA | 0.335 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3956 LPIA | 0.3767 LPIA | 0.4218 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 80 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.4456 LPIA compare
- 81 Brazil 0.4332 LPIA compare
- 82 Afghanistan 0.4223 LPIA compare
- 84 Panama 0.4073 LPIA compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.4036 LPIA compare
- 86 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.3897 LPIA compare
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 0.4218 LPIA 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 0.4218 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1853 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 83rd out of 105 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 up 53.2%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release