Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia stood at 1.5%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Colombia peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
That places Colombia 14th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Germany 1.5% compare
- 12 Brunei Darussalam 1.5% compare
- 13 Switzerland 1.5% compare
- 15 Singapore 1.5% compare
- 16 Egypt 1.5% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 1.5% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- 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)
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 1.5% 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 2020.
- 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 14th out of 117 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 4.6%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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