Colombia: Tertiary school enrollment

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 Colombia

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children

 Latest value 59.29
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2000 - 2022
 Average 44.70
 Min - Max 25.51 - 59.29
 Source UNESCO
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The latest value from 2022 is 59.29 percent, an increase from 58.32 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 55.73 percent, based on data from 122 countries. Historically, the average for Colombia from 2000 to 2022 is 44.7 percent. The minimum value, 25.51 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 59.29 percent was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Colombia: Tertiary school enrollment
 2022 59.29
 2021 58.32
 2020 55.73
 2019 56.67
 2018 57.32
 2017 58.40
 2016 57.14
 2015 54.80




The tertiary school enrollment in Colombia is the number of students in tertiary level education as percent of all people who have finished secondary school in the last five years.
Definition: 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.

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