Colombia - Secondary education
Secondary education, duration (years)
Secondary education, duration (years) in Colombia was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.00 |
| 1971 | 6.00 |
| 1972 | 6.00 |
| 1973 | 6.00 |
| 1974 | 6.00 |
| 1975 | 6.00 |
| 1976 | 6.00 |
| 1977 | 6.00 |
| 1978 | 6.00 |
| 1979 | 6.00 |
| 1980 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | 6.00 |
| 1982 | 6.00 |
| 1983 | 6.00 |
| 1984 | 6.00 |
| 1985 | 6.00 |
| 1986 | 6.00 |
| 1987 | 6.00 |
| 1988 | 6.00 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
| 1990 | 6.00 |
| 1991 | 6.00 |
| 1992 | 6.00 |
| 1993 | 6.00 |
| 1994 | 6.00 |
| 1995 | 6.00 |
| 1996 | 6.00 |
| 1997 | 6.00 |
| 1998 | 6.00 |
| 1999 | 6.00 |
| 2000 | 6.00 |
| 2001 | 6.00 |
| 2002 | 6.00 |
| 2003 | 6.00 |
| 2004 | 6.00 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 6.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 |
| 2009 | 6.00 |
| 2010 | 6.00 |
| 2011 | 6.00 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
| 2015 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 6.00 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 6.00 |
Secondary education, pupils
The value for Secondary education, pupils in Colombia was 4,908,362 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,130,778 in 2011 and a minimum value of 750,055 in 1970.
Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 750,055 |
| 1971 | 837,458 |
| 1972 | 916,165 |
| 1973 | 1,159,996 |
| 1974 | 1,284,347 |
| 1975 | 1,370,567 |
| 1976 | 1,490,779 |
| 1977 | 1,616,111 |
| 1978 | 1,633,635 |
| 1979 | 1,691,356 |
| 1980 | 1,733,192 |
| 1981 | 1,768,124 |
| 1982 | 1,816,628 |
| 1983 | 1,816,599 |
| 1984 | 1,889,023 |
| 1985 | 1,934,032 |
| 1986 | 2,136,239 |
| 1987 | 2,187,752 |
| 1988 | 2,235,284 |
| 1989 | 2,282,816 |
| 1991 | 2,377,947 |
| 1992 | 2,686,515 |
| 1993 | 2,829,435 |
| 1994 | 2,935,830 |
| 1995 | 3,025,350 |
| 1996 | 3,252,128 |
| 1998 | 3,549,368 |
| 1999 | 3,589,425 |
| 2000 | 3,568,889 |
| 2002 | 3,723,348 |
| 2004 | 4,050,525 |
| 2005 | 4,297,228 |
| 2006 | 4,509,406 |
| 2007 | 4,684,033 |
| 2008 | 4,772,189 |
| 2009 | 4,992,062 |
| 2010 | 5,079,732 |
| 2011 | 5,130,778 |
| 2012 | 4,903,462 |
| 2013 | 4,910,024 |
| 2014 | 4,827,962 |
| 2015 | 4,793,963 |
| 2016 | 4,784,912 |
| 2017 | 4,784,846 |
| 2018 | 4,821,029 |
| 2019 | 4,908,362 |
Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Colombia was 50.22 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 53.70 in 1992, while its lowest value was 48.75 in 1970.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.75 |
| 1971 | 48.98 |
| 1972 | 49.30 |
| 1973 | 49.59 |
| 1974 | 49.87 |
| 1975 | 49.88 |
| 1976 | 49.90 |
| 1977 | 49.92 |
| 1978 | 50.05 |
| 1979 | 50.10 |
| 1980 | 50.21 |
| 1981 | 50.36 |
| 1982 | 50.36 |
| 1983 | 53.05 |
| 1984 | 49.90 |
| 1985 | 49.90 |
| 1986 | 49.98 |
| 1987 | 49.90 |
| 1988 | 49.90 |
| 1989 | 49.90 |
| 1991 | 53.60 |
| 1992 | 53.70 |
| 1993 | 52.97 |
| 1995 | 52.77 |
| 1996 | 50.43 |
| 1998 | 51.85 |
| 1999 | 51.72 |
| 2000 | 51.52 |
| 2002 | 51.58 |
| 2004 | 51.65 |
| 2005 | 51.57 |
| 2006 | 51.75 |
| 2007 | 51.69 |
| 2008 | 51.44 |
| 2009 | 51.47 |
| 2010 | 51.36 |
| 2011 | 51.17 |
| 2012 | 51.15 |
| 2013 | 50.97 |
| 2014 | 50.90 |
| 2015 | 50.70 |
| 2016 | 50.53 |
| 2017 | 50.33 |
| 2018 | 50.22 |
Secondary education, general pupils
The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Colombia was 4,458,296 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,842,414 in 2011 and a minimum value of 538,479 in 1970.
Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 538,479 |
| 1971 | 609,363 |
| 1972 | 675,006 |
| 1973 | 908,394 |
| 1974 | 1,003,314 |
| 1975 | 1,031,237 |
| 1976 | 1,107,466 |
| 1977 | 1,187,148 |
| 1978 | 1,229,646 |
| 1979 | 1,277,547 |
| 1980 | 1,313,004 |
| 1981 | 1,338,231 |
| 1982 | 1,374,692 |
| 1983 | 1,424,419 |
| 1984 | 1,432,234 |
| 1985 | 1,468,709 |
| 1986 | 1,617,388 |
| 1987 | 1,658,049 |
| 1988 | 1,695,813 |
| 1989 | 1,729,108 |
| 1991 | 1,781,599 |
| 1992 | 2,011,662 |
| 1993 | 2,118,205 |
| 1996 | 2,337,464 |
| 2001 | 3,377,954 |
| 2002 | 3,437,426 |
| 2004 | 3,732,877 |
| 2005 | 4,014,334 |
| 2006 | 4,255,563 |
| 2007 | 4,407,832 |
| 2008 | 4,462,998 |
| 2009 | 4,617,935 |
| 2010 | 4,694,106 |
| 2011 | 4,842,414 |
| 2012 | 4,584,924 |
| 2013 | 4,561,290 |
| 2014 | 4,480,210 |
| 2015 | 4,439,132 |
| 2016 | 4,428,041 |
| 2017 | 4,425,932 |
| 2018 | 4,458,296 |
Secondary education, general pupils (% female)
Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Colombia was 49.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 51.61 in 2006, while its lowest value was 41.78 in 1972.
Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 42.10 |
| 1971 | 42.87 |
| 1972 | 41.78 |
| 1975 | 49.69 |
| 1977 | 50.30 |
| 1978 | 49.70 |
| 1979 | 50.30 |
| 1980 | 50.30 |
| 1981 | 50.03 |
| 1982 | 50.03 |
| 1983 | 50.69 |
| 1984 | 49.90 |
| 1985 | 49.80 |
| 1986 | 49.86 |
| 1987 | 49.90 |
| 1988 | 49.85 |
| 1989 | 49.93 |
| 1991 | 51.16 |
| 1996 | 48.43 |
| 2001 | 51.58 |
| 2002 | 51.31 |
| 2004 | 51.34 |
| 2005 | 51.37 |
| 2006 | 51.61 |
| 2007 | 51.51 |
| 2008 | 51.29 |
| 2009 | 51.24 |
| 2010 | 51.12 |
| 2011 | 50.97 |
| 2012 | 50.93 |
| 2013 | 50.76 |
| 2014 | 50.68 |
| 2015 | 50.47 |
| 2016 | 50.29 |
| 2017 | 50.07 |
| 2018 | 49.97 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils
The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Colombia was 362,733 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 914,664 in 1996 and a minimum value of 211,576 in 1970.
Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 211,576 |
| 1971 | 228,095 |
| 1972 | 241,159 |
| 1973 | 251,602 |
| 1974 | 281,033 |
| 1975 | 339,330 |
| 1976 | 383,313 |
| 1977 | 428,963 |
| 1978 | 403,989 |
| 1979 | 413,809 |
| 1980 | 420,188 |
| 1981 | 429,893 |
| 1982 | 441,936 |
| 1983 | 392,180 |
| 1984 | 456,789 |
| 1985 | 465,323 |
| 1986 | 518,851 |
| 1987 | 529,703 |
| 1988 | 539,471 |
| 1989 | 553,708 |
| 1991 | 596,348 |
| 1992 | 674,853 |
| 1993 | 711,230 |
| 1996 | 914,664 |
| 2002 | 285,922 |
| 2004 | 317,648 |
| 2005 | 282,894 |
| 2006 | 253,843 |
| 2007 | 276,201 |
| 2008 | 309,191 |
| 2009 | 374,127 |
| 2010 | 385,626 |
| 2011 | 288,364 |
| 2012 | 318,538 |
| 2013 | 348,734 |
| 2014 | 347,752 |
| 2015 | 354,831 |
| 2016 | 356,871 |
| 2017 | 358,914 |
| 2018 | 362,733 |
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Colombia was 53.25 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 70.34 in 1972, while its lowest value was 48.86 in 1977.
Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 65.69 |
| 1971 | 65.28 |
| 1972 | 70.34 |
| 1975 | 50.47 |
| 1977 | 48.86 |
| 1978 | 51.11 |
| 1979 | 49.48 |
| 1980 | 49.92 |
| 1981 | 51.40 |
| 1982 | 51.40 |
| 1983 | 61.63 |
| 1984 | 49.90 |
| 1985 | 50.22 |
| 1986 | 50.38 |
| 1987 | 49.90 |
| 1988 | 50.06 |
| 1989 | 49.81 |
| 1991 | 60.90 |
| 1996 | 55.52 |
| 2002 | 54.88 |
| 2004 | 55.25 |
| 2005 | 54.33 |
| 2006 | 54.07 |
| 2007 | 54.59 |
| 2008 | 53.60 |
| 2009 | 54.25 |
| 2010 | 54.28 |
| 2011 | 54.48 |
| 2012 | 54.33 |
| 2013 | 53.76 |
| 2014 | 53.68 |
| 2015 | 53.57 |
| 2016 | 53.59 |
| 2017 | 53.47 |
| 2018 | 53.25 |
Secondary education, teachers
The value for Secondary education, teachers in Colombia was 187,993 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 200,567 in 2011 and a minimum value of 43,695 in 1970.
Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,695 |
| 1971 | 45,706 |
| 1972 | 47,419 |
| 1973 | 62,000 |
| 1974 | 66,334 |
| 1975 | 70,451 |
| 1976 | 75,468 |
| 1977 | 79,742 |
| 1978 | 80,112 |
| 1979 | 83,134 |
| 1980 | 85,135 |
| 1981 | 87,449 |
| 1982 | 90,171 |
| 1983 | 90,006 |
| 1984 | 93,121 |
| 1985 | 95,981 |
| 1986 | 107,084 |
| 1987 | 109,933 |
| 1988 | 112,386 |
| 1989 | 114,839 |
| 1991 | 119,742 |
| 1992 | 130,514 |
| 1993 | 134,161 |
| 1994 | 140,181 |
| 1995 | 143,731 |
| 1996 | 169,816 |
| 1999 | 200,337 |
| 2000 | 185,924 |
| 2001 | 177,177 |
| 2002 | 177,940 |
| 2004 | 164,340 |
| 2005 | 164,194 |
| 2006 | 164,783 |
| 2007 | 185,618 |
| 2009 | 187,275 |
| 2010 | 187,124 |
| 2011 | 200,567 |
| 2012 | 193,087 |
| 2013 | 192,562 |
| 2014 | 193,884 |
| 2015 | 181,041 |
| 2016 | 182,714 |
| 2017 | 183,952 |
| 2019 | 187,993 |
Secondary education, teachers, female
The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia was 94,989 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 101,617 in 2011 and a minimum value of 17,690 in 1971.
Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 17,690 |
| 1972 | 19,243 |
| 1975 | 29,237 |
| 1977 | 33,571 |
| 1978 | 33,246 |
| 1979 | 34,999 |
| 1980 | 35,756 |
| 1981 | 37,428 |
| 1982 | 38,593 |
| 1983 | 39,500 |
| 1996 | 81,661 |
| 1999 | 99,102 |
| 2000 | 92,663 |
| 2001 | 89,628 |
| 2002 | 89,649 |
| 2004 | 84,771 |
| 2005 | 84,696 |
| 2006 | 85,017 |
| 2007 | 93,004 |
| 2009 | 93,616 |
| 2010 | 93,793 |
| 2011 | 101,617 |
| 2012 | 99,458 |
| 2013 | 99,154 |
| 2014 | 99,906 |
| 2015 | 93,148 |
| 2016 | 93,691 |
| 2017 | 93,956 |
| 2019 | 94,989 |
Secondary education, teachers (% female)
Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Colombia was 50.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 51.59 in 2006, while its lowest value was 38.70 in 1971.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.70 |
| 1972 | 40.58 |
| 1975 | 41.50 |
| 1977 | 42.10 |
| 1978 | 41.50 |
| 1979 | 42.10 |
| 1980 | 42.00 |
| 1981 | 42.80 |
| 1982 | 42.80 |
| 1983 | 43.89 |
| 1996 | 48.09 |
| 1999 | 49.47 |
| 2000 | 49.84 |
| 2001 | 50.59 |
| 2002 | 50.38 |
| 2004 | 51.58 |
| 2005 | 51.58 |
| 2006 | 51.59 |
| 2007 | 50.11 |
| 2009 | 49.99 |
| 2010 | 50.12 |
| 2011 | 50.66 |
| 2012 | 51.51 |
| 2013 | 51.49 |
| 2014 | 51.53 |
| 2015 | 51.45 |
| 2016 | 51.28 |
| 2017 | 51.08 |
| 2019 | 50.53 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
