China vs Colombia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

China

93.4%

in 1997

Colombia

93.2%

in 2022

China rank

114th

Colombia rank

115th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

China currently reports 93.4% against 93.2% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Colombia ahead.

China ranks 114th and Colombia ranks 115th of 190 countries.

Indicator: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.