Share of the population with lower secondary education in Colombia
Colombia: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Colombia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 62.7% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Colombia peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.3%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 85th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.3% | — |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 41.9% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 49.5% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.3% | 43.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 44.2% | 55.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 57.7% | 62.7% | 5 |
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 the population with lower secondary education in Colombia?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Colombia was 62.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.3% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.