Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Colombia
Colombia: Female share of graduates in Information and Communication was 23.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Colombia, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female share of graduates in information and communication in Colombia is 23.3%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.
Colombia ranks 47th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female share of graduates in Information and Communication in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38.1% | — |
| 2012 | 37.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | -7.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 23.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.7%, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 23.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.2%, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 44 South Korea 24.3% compare
- 45 Denmark 24.0% compare
- 46 United States 23.6% compare
- 48 New Zealand 23.1% compare
- 49 Niger 22.8% compare
- 50 Macao 22.7% compare
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in information and communication in Colombia?
- Female share of graduates in information and communication in Colombia was 23.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in information and communication recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for female share of graduates in information and communication?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 85 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in information and communication rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Information and Communication Technologies programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.