Lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia
Colombia: Lower secondary completion rate, female was 87.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 87.4% for lower secondary completion rate, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia peaked at 100.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.6% | — |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 100.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.3% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 90.6% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 66.6% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 80.2% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 84.7% | 90.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.47 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, female in Colombia was 87.4% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for lower secondary completion rate, female?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.