Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 65.0% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
65.0%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
12th
of 20 countries
All-time high
66.4%
in 2017
All-time low
38.3%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia, 2002–2018

02040602002201020182002: 39.5 %2003: 38.3 %2004: 39 %2005: 40.9 %2008: 46.4 %2009: 48 %2010: 59.4 %2011: 54.7 %2012: 56.9 %2013: 58 %2014: 62.6 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 64.5 %2017: 66.4 %2018: 65 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia stood at 65.0%.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia peaked at 66.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2003.

That places Colombia 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.0% 38.3% 48.0% 6
2010s 60.9% 54.7% 66.4% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 9 Panama 78.4% compare
  2. 10 Paraguay 74.5% compare
  3. 11 Costa Rica 70.5% compare
  4. 13 El Salvador 61.9% compare
  5. 14 Nigeria 42.3% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 36.3% compare

See the full ranking of 20 places β†’

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All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Colombia was 65.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
Colombia ranks 12th out of 20 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
20 places, 250 data points, 1996–2018
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/