Progression to secondary school, male in Colombia
Colombia: Progression to secondary school, male was 98.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, male in Colombia, 1983–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, progression to secondary school, male in Colombia stood at 98.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1983.
That places Colombia 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 55.0% | — |
| 1984 | 56.4% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 58.3% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 62.9% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +52.4% |
| 2000 | 92.5% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 99.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.2% | 55.0% | 65.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 92.5% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.5% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 58 Albania 98.6% compare
- 59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.6% compare
- 60 Macau, China 98.5% compare
- 62 Kenya 98.4% compare
- 63 Guinea-Bissau 98.2%
- 64 Eswatini 98.1% 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 progression to secondary school, male in Colombia?
- Progression to secondary school, male in Colombia was 98.5% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1983.
- How does Colombia rank for progression to secondary school, male?
- Colombia ranks 61st out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).