Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 82.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia peaked at 82.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.2% | — |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6% | 56.8% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 70.2% | 78.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 76.2% | 82.5% | 4 |
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile in Colombia was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release