Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 30.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia is 30.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 30.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2005.
That places Colombia 66th out of 113 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, completed upper … upper rural both in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.2% | — |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 30.9% | +9.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 30.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 97% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 30.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.9%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 11.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 11.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 25.1% | 30.9% | 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 upper secondary education or in Colombia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia was 30.9% 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 30.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 113 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 91.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release