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/)

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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