Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 107.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia is 107.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 108.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 81.2% | — |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 100.3% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 104.7% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 106.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 108.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 104.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 104.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 103.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 102.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 103.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 104.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 107.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 81.2% | 81.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.4% | 76.2% | 104.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 104.9% | 102.9% | 108.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Colombia was 107.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.