Lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia
Colombia: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 78.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia is 78.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia peaked at 89.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 109th of 187 countries on this measure, 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.3% | — |
| 2002 | 64.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 69.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 74.8% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 83.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.1% | 59.3% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.8% | 70.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 75.1% | 81.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Colombia was 78.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Colombia ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, male (% 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.