Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and up 75.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia peaked at 3.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 52nd out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.2% | — |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +38.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 3 |
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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 3.2% 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 3.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Colombia ranks 52nd out of 122 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 75.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release