Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia

Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 79.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
79.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
96th
of 182 countries
All-time high
81.7%
in 2011
All-time low
58.2%
in 2002
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia, 1998–2018

0204060801998200820181998: 58.7 %1999: 59.3 %2000: 58.3 %2002: 58.2 %2004: 62.7 %2005: 66 %2006: 70.4 %2007: 71.9 %2008: 71.8 %2009: 76.6 %2010: 79.7 %2011: 81.7 %2012: 77.3 %2013: 79.5 %2014: 78.4 %2015: 78.5 %2016: 79.5 %2017: 79.5 %2018: 79.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia stood at 79.6%.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 81.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2002.

Colombia ranks 96th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%) in Colombia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 58.7%
1999 59.3% +0.9%
2000 58.3% -1.7%
2002 58.2% -0.2%
2004 62.7% +7.8%
2005 66.0% +5.2%
2006 70.4% +6.8%
2007 71.9% +2.1%
2008 71.8% -0.1%
2009 76.6% +6.7%
2010 79.7% +3.9%
2011 81.7% +2.5%
2012 77.3% -5.4%
2013 79.5% +2.9%
2014 78.4% -1.4%
2015 78.5% +0.1%
2016 79.5% +1.2%
2017 79.5% +0.0%
2018 79.6% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.0% 58.7% 59.3% 2
2000s 67.0% 58.2% 76.6% 8
2010s 79.3% 77.3% 81.7% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 93 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80.5% compare
  2. 94 Armenia 80.3% compare
  3. 95 Indonesia 80.2% compare
  4. 97 China 79.4% compare
  5. 98 Tunisia 78.9% compare
  6. 99 Malaysia 78.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia?
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia was 79.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 96th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.