Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
92.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
105th
of 217 countries
All-time high
94.8%
in 2011
All-time low
72.9%
in 1977
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
In 2022, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia stood at 92.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Colombia peaked at 94.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 1977.
Colombia ranks 105th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 81.1% | — |
| 1971 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 84.6% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 72.9% | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 75.8% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 75.6% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 82.4% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 75.8% | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 75.8% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 78.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.1% | 72.9% | 84.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 76.6% | 75.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 74.8% | 78.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 92.7% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 92.9% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 92.4% | 92.7% | 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 92.4% 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 94.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 1977.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Colombia ranks 105th 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 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release