Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile was 90.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 90.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile in Colombia peaked at 91.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 11th out of 27 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, middle quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 76.6% | — |
| 2003 | 78.8% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.6% | 85.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 84.8% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 88.6% | 91.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 8 Brazil 92.0% compare
- 9 Ecuador 91.0% compare
- 10 Paraguay 90.9% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 88.9% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.1% compare
- 14 El Salvador 85.2% 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, urban, middle quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile in Colombia was 90.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile?
- Colombia ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, urban, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release