Progression to secondary school in Colombia
Colombia: Progression to secondary school was 98.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Colombia, 1982–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school in Colombia is 98.3%, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1983.
That places Colombia 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.5% | 54.6% | 94.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 96.7% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 in Colombia?
- Progression to secondary school in Colombia was 98.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1983.
- How does Colombia rank for progression to secondary school?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 (%). 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).