Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia was 59.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1 pts from 2021. That is the 59th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

202259.3%
Change on 2021+1 pts
Rank59th of 133Countries ranked
Series high59.32022
Series low25.52000

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia, 2000 to 2022

20304050602000200520092013201720222000: 25.5 %2001: 26.4 %2002: 26.5 %2004: 29.5 %2005: 32.3 %2006: 34.4 %2007: 35.5 %2008: 37.9 %2009: 39.5 %2010: 41.5 %2011: 45.3 %2012: 47.5 %2013: 50.7 %2014: 53.2 %2015: 54.8 %2016: 57.1 %2017: 58.4 %2018: 57.3 %2019: 56.7 %2020: 55.7 %2021: 58.3 %2022: 59.3 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 22 values
Period%
202259.3
202158.3
202055.7
201956.7
201857.3
201758.4
201657.1
201554.8
201453.2
201350.7
201247.5
201145.3
201041.5
200939.5
200837.9
200735.5
200634.4
200532.3
200429.5
200226.5
200126.4
200025.5

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia was 59.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 1 pts from 2021. That is the 59th highest of 133 countries in 2020.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Colombia?

59.3% in 2022, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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