Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia
Colombia: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile was 89.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia stood at 89.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia peaked at 89.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 10th of 24 countries on this measure, 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, second quintile in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 72.8% | — |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 83.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.0% | 71.9% | 84.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 81.9% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.5% | 89.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile in Colombia was 89.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release