Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 91.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
91.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
131st
of 217 countries
All-time high
94.1%
in 2006
All-time low
62.0%
in 1970
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 %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 91.2% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia peaked at 94.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1970.
That places Colombia 131st out of 217 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.0% | — |
| 1971 | 63.7% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 62.4% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 74.9% | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 74.0% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 75.2% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 75.8% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 75.8% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 92.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 92.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.7% | 62.0% | 75.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 75.6% | 74.9% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3% | 69.0% | 71.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 91.6% | 94.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 91.2% | 91.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 91.2% 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 94.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Colombia ranks 131st out of 217 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 2.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release