Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.9879 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9879 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
198th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 1977
All-time low
0.738 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
39
1970–2022
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia is 0.9879 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.738 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Colombia 198th out of 211 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7642 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.7818 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.738 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9923 GPIA | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9861 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9867 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.9867 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9097 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.996 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9067 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9233 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9891 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9878 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.991 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9904 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9921 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9912 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9909 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9902 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9899 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9902 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9877 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.898 GPIA | 0.738 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.9877 GPIA | 0.9097 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.915 GPIA | 0.9067 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9878 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9882 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 0.9888 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 195 Martinique 0.9897 GPIA compare
- 196 South Africa 0.9888 GPIA compare
- 197 Ethiopia 0.9884 GPIA compare
- 199 United Kingdom 0.9874 GPIA compare
- 200 Guinea 0.9867 GPIA compare
- 201 Brazil 0.9837 GPIA compare
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia was 0.9879 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 1977.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.738 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Colombia ranks 198th out of 211 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release