School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, tertiary was 59.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 59.3% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Colombia peaked at 59.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 64th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 25.5% | 39.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 41.5% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 55.7% | 59.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 school enrollment, tertiary in Colombia?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Colombia was 59.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.