Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 89.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia stood at 89.5%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 89.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 10th out of 35 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, urban, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 77.0% | — |
| 2003 | 80.2% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.9% | 77.0% | 85.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 85.3% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 87.9% | 89.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 7 Paraguay 91.0% compare
- 8 Brazil 89.7% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 89.7% compare
- 11 Ecuador 88.8% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 88.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.1% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Colombia was 89.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release