UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia

Colombia: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 28.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
28.5%
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
47th
of 81 countries
All-time high
28.5%
in 2018
All-time low
16.7%
in 1993
Years of data
15
1993–2018

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia, 1993–2018

01020301993200520181993: 16.72004: 19.42005: 17.72006: 19.62007: 21.82008: 22.62009: 22.82010: 23.42011: 242012: 24.22013: 24.62014: 24.82015: 25.82016: 27.12018: 28.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia stood at 28.5%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia peaked at 28.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 1993.

That places Colombia 47th out of 81 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.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes in Colombia, 1993 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1993 16.7%
2004 19.4% +16.5%
2005 17.7% -8.6%
2006 19.6% +10.6%
2007 21.8% +11.0%
2008 22.6% +3.8%
2009 22.8% +1.1%
2010 23.4% +2.3%
2011 24.0% +2.5%
2012 24.2% +1.1%
2013 24.6% +1.6%
2014 24.8% +0.9%
2015 25.8% +3.9%
2016 27.1% +5.1%
2018 28.5% +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 1
2000s 20.7% 17.7% 22.8% 6
2010s 25.3% 23.4% 28.5% 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 44 Puerto Rico 30.0% compare
  2. 45 Ecuador 29.6% compare
  3. 46 Australia 29.2% compare
  4. 48 Greece 27.9% compare
  5. 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 26.5% compare
  6. 50 Ireland 26.1% compare

See the full ranking of 81 places →

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia was 28.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 1993.
How does Colombia rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Colombia ranks 47th out of 81 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-whose-highest-level-of-education-is-upper-secondary/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/uis-percentage-of-population-age-25-whose-highest-level-of-education-is-upper-secondary/colombia/">UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 897 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/