Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male was 73.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
73.4%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2018
All-time low
53.0%
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 53 %2002: 56.3 %2003: 58.1 %2004: 60.7 %2005: 56.6 %2008: 68.1 %2009: 65.5 %2010: 67.5 %2011: 68.2 %2012: 68.2 %2013: 69.8 %2014: 69.5 %2015: 72 %2016: 72.6 %2017: 71.3 %2018: 73.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 73.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) in Colombia, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 53.0% —
2002 56.3% +6.2%
2003 58.1% +3.1%
2004 60.7% +4.6%
2005 56.6% -6.8%
2008 68.1% +20.3%
2009 65.5% -3.8%
2010 67.5% +3.0%
2011 68.2% +1.0%
2012 68.2% -0.1%
2013 69.8% +2.4%
2014 69.5% -0.5%
2015 72.0% +3.5%
2016 72.6% +0.9%
2017 71.3% -1.8%
2018 73.4% +2.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 73.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.3%, 90% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 73.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.3%, 96% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.8% 53.0% 68.1% 7
2010s 70.3% 67.5% 73.4% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 14 El Salvador 75.0% compare
  2. 15 Philippines 74.9% compare
  3. 16 Venezuela 74.4% compare
  4. 18 Costa Rica 71.8% compare
  5. 19 Nepal 71.8% compare
  6. 20 Uruguay 68.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Colombia was 73.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
Colombia ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/