Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female in Colombia
Colombia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban female was 64.8% 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 64.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Colombia peaked at 64.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 54th out of 108 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 urban female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38.1% | — |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 40.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 38.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 64.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.4%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 64.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.9%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 38.1% | 44.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 46.0% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 60.2% | 64.8% | 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 64.8% 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 64.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 108 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 25.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release