Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile was 77.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Colombia stood at 77.2%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 83.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, middle quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 57.1% | — |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 63.2% | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.7% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 77.2% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.7% | 51.6% | 76.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.5% | 81.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 77.2% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 81.1% compare
- 12 Panama 79.9% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 79.1% compare
- 15 Nigeria 71.9% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 65.5% compare
- 17 Mexico 63.1% 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, middle quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile in Colombia was 77.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release