Average years of schooling among adults in Colombia
Colombia: Average years of schooling among adults was 9.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Colombia stood at 9.03 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Colombia peaked at 9.03 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.35 years, in 1990.
That places Colombia 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.58 years | 6.35 years | 6.81 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.07 years | 6.8 years | 7.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.01 years | 7.39 years | 8.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 years | 8.86 years | 9.03 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Colombia?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Colombia was 9.03 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.03 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.35 years in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Colombia ranks 110th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.