Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 1.13 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.13 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
18th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.59 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.9585 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
39
1970–2022
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 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 vocational in Colombia is 1.13 GPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Colombia peaked at 1.59 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.9585 GPIA, in 1977.
Colombia ranks 18th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 1.59 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.02 GPIA | -35.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9585 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9754 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9885 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.04 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -22.9% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9966 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.26 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 1.19 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.12 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.11 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 1.59 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Colombia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Colombia was 1.13 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9585 GPIA in 1977.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Colombia ranks 18th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release