Labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Labor force with advanced education, male was 87.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia is 87.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia peaked at 87.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 26th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 86.3% | — |
| 2003 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 80.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 78.8% | 86.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 79.2% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 80.9% | 87.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Colombia was 87.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).