Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia
Colombia: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 14.29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.29
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 194 countries
All-time high
14.77
in 2016
All-time low
9.17
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia stood at 14.29.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia peaked at 14.77 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.17, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 80th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.17 | — |
| 1991 | 9.7 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 10.26 | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 10.42 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.52 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 10.56 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 11.07 | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 11.42 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 11.77 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.72 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 12.15 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 12.16 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.41 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.66 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.18 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 13.52 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.79 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 13.99 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 14.44 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.41 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 14.5 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 14.18 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.7 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 14.65 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.77 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.74 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 14.63 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.52 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.28 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 14.44 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.29 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.29 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.66 | 9.17 | 11.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.05 | 12.15 | 14.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.57 | 14.18 | 14.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.32 | 14.28 | 14.44 | 4 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Colombia was 14.29 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.77 in 2016.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.17 in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Colombia ranks 80th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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