Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 105th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.3% | — |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +54.8% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 102 Uruguay 2.0% compare
- 103 Panama 2.0% compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.9% compare
- 106 Chile 1.9% compare
- 107 El Salvador 1.9% compare
- 108 Macau, China 1.8% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
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 1.9% 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 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Colombia ranks 105th out of 123 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 up 9.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release