Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 87.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 87.2% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 87.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 71.4% | — |
| 2003 | 73.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 74.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 71.4% | 81.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.8% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.2% | 87.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia was 87.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release