Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
28.2%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
60th
of 168 countries
All-time high
31.8%
in 2004
All-time low
20.6%
in 2011
Years of data
20
2002–2022
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia stood at 28.2%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia peaked at 31.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 60th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 31.4% | — |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 21.3% | 31.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 20.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia was 28.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 168 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release