Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 75.5% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
75.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
75.5%
in 2018
All-time low
60.9%
in 2003
Years of data
15
2002–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia, 2002–2018

0204060802002201020182002: 61.4 %2003: 60.9 %2004: 63.8 %2005: 64.3 %2008: 69.7 %2009: 67.8 %2010: 68.9 %2011: 70.3 %2012: 70 %2013: 71.6 %2014: 71.4 %2015: 75 %2016: 73.8 %2017: 75.2 %2018: 75.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia is 75.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia peaked at 75.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2003.

That places Colombia 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.6% 60.9% 69.7% 6
2010s 72.4% 68.9% 75.5% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Chile 84.6% compare
  2. 3 Bolivia 79.2% compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 77.8% compare
  4. 6 Nigeria 74.9% compare
  5. 7 El Salvador 70.9% compare
  6. 8 Panama 68.7% compare

See the full ranking of 21 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Colombia was 75.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
Colombia ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 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/