Lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia
Colombia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 83.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia, 2001–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2022, lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia stood at 83.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia peaked at 94.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 113th 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, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.9% | — |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 74.3% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 92.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 89.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 62.9% | 92.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 75.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 79.8% | 85.7% | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Colombia was 83.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Colombia ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, total (% 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.