School completion in Colombia
Colombia: School completion was 95.48 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95.48
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
95th
of 165 countries
All-time high
95.48
in 2025
All-time low
63.58
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Colombia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion in Colombia stood at 95.48. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Colombia peaked at 95.48 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.58, in 1981.
That places Colombia 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 63.58 | — |
| 1982 | 64.5 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 65.39 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 66.35 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 67.37 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 68.33 | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 69.26 | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 70.19 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 71.24 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 72.27 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 73.32 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 74.46 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 75.6 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 76.59 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.41 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 78.26 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 79.2 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 80.05 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 80.72 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 81.3 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 82.1 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 83.23 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 84.61 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 85.93 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 87.06 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 88.06 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.62 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 90.21 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.65 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.99 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.57 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.85 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.11 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 92.44 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 92.79 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.14 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.85 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.19 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.53 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.86 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.18 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 95.48 | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 95.48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 95.48 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 99% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.36 | 63.58 | 71.24 | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.79 | 72.27 | 80.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.1 | 81.3 | 90.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.03 | 90.65 | 93.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.68 | 93.85 | 95.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school completion in Colombia?
- School completion in Colombia was 95.48 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.48 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.58 in 1981.
- How does Colombia rank for school completion?
- Colombia ranks 95th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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