School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, tertiary was 59.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 59.3% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Colombia peaked at 59.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 64th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 50.7% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 57.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 59.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.6%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 59.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.6%, 1.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 25.5% | 39.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 41.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 55.7% | 59.3% | 3 |
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 school enrollment, tertiary in Colombia?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia was 59.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.