Secondary education, general pupils in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, general pupils was 50.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils in Colombia stood at 50.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils in Colombia peaked at 51.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 41.8%, in 1972.
That places Colombia 95th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.1% | — |
| 1971 | 42.9% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 41.8% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 49.7% | +18.9% |
| 1977 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 49.7% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 50.0% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.7% | 41.8% | 50.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.4% | 51.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 50.0% | 51.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 secondary education, general pupils in Colombia?
- Secondary education, general pupils in Colombia was 50.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.8% in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, general pupils?
- Colombia ranks 95th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Secondary education, general pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.