Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile was 78.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia stood at 78.2%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia peaked at 86.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 15th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 53.9% | — |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +60.9% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | -16.2% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 78.2% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 53.6% | 86.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 68.6% | 79.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 76.2% | 79.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 12 Ecuador 84.2% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.5% compare
- 14 Nigeria 79.0% compare
- 16 El Salvador 72.3% compare
- 17 Bangladesh 69.1% compare
- 18 Guatemala 66.5% compare
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile in Colombia was 78.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile?
- Colombia ranks 15th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release