Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia peaked at 1.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 103rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 100 Lesotho 1.3% compare
- 101 Türkiye 1.3% compare
- 102 Namibia 1.3% compare
- 104 Costa Rica 1.2% compare
- 105 El Salvador 1.2% compare
- 106 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.2% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release