Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile was 85.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia stood at 85.3%.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia peaked at 85.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2002.
That places Colombia 12th out of 22 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, poorest quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.2% | — |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 70.2% | 81.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 76.3% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.6% | 85.5% | 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, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Colombia was 85.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile?
- Colombia ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release