Progression to secondary school in Colombia
Colombia: Progression to secondary school was 98.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Colombia, 1982–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Colombia is 98.3%, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1983.
That places Colombia 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 94.5% | — |
| 1983 | 54.6% | -42.3% |
| 1984 | 56.6% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 64.9% | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 61.6% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | -0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 98.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Progression to secondary school in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +51.9% | 63.4% | 96.3% |
| 1983 | -42.3% | 94.5% | 54.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.5% | 54.6% | 94.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Colombia?
- Progression to secondary school in Colombia was 98.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1983.
- How does Colombia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 (%). 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).