Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.5198 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia stood at 0.5198 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 0.5198 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.22 LPIA, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 67th of 103 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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.2547 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.2737 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2493 LPIA | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.22 LPIA | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2664 LPIA | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.242 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2464 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2614 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2617 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2732 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.301 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3236 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3486 LPIA | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.354 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3953 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4322 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4052 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4433 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4595 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4877 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4763 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4819 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5198 LPIA | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2517 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | 0.2737 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3538 LPIA | 0.2617 LPIA | 0.4433 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.485 LPIA | 0.4595 LPIA | 0.5198 LPIA | 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 0.5198 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 0.5198 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 103 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 49.1%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release