Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Colombia
Colombia: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 27.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 27.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Colombia peaked at 30.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 72nd out of 168 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.4% | — |
| 2004 | 30.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.6% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -1.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 27.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 27.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -26.5% | 27.6% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 21.2% | 30.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.3% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- 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)
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 27.5% 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 30.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Colombia ranks 72nd 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 15.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release