Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Colombia 57th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -60.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +132.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +32.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -34.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +47.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 54 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8% compare
- 55 Slovenia 0.7% compare
- 56 United States of America 0.7% compare
- 58 Sweden 0.7% compare
- 59 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
- 60 Greece 0.7% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 111 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 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Services 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