Progression to secondary school, female in Colombia
Colombia: Progression to secondary school, female was 94.8% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Colombia, 1983–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2012, progression to secondary school, female in Colombia stood at 94.8%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1983.
Colombia ranks 99th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.1% | 54.1% | 65.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 94.8% | 98.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 96 Gambia 94.9% compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 94.8% compare
- 98 Ghana 94.8% compare
- 100 Cape Verde 94.6% compare
- 101 Iran 94.5% compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 94.4% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2022)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 27.10 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Colombia?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Colombia was 94.8% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1983.
- How does Colombia rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Colombia ranks 99th out of 156 countries with data for 2012.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).