Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 93.21 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia, 1820–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia is 93.21, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 99.37 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.89, in 1820.
That places Colombia 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.89 | — |
| 1825 | 1.11 | +24.7% |
| 1830 | 1.38 | +24.3% |
| 1835 | 1.71 | +23.9% |
| 1840 | 3.32 | +94.2% |
| 1845 | 3.15 | -5.1% |
| 1850 | 3.31 | +5.1% |
| 1855 | 4.83 | +45.9% |
| 1860 | 6.35 | +31.5% |
| 1865 | 7.87 | +23.9% |
| 1870 | 9.39 | +19.3% |
| 1875 | 10.91 | +16.2% |
| 1880 | 12.69 | +16.3% |
| 1885 | 10.8 | -14.9% |
| 1890 | 12.33 | +14.2% |
| 1895 | 13.86 | +12.4% |
| 1900 | 19.65 | +41.8% |
| 1905 | 25.44 | +29.5% |
| 1910 | 31.23 | +22.8% |
| 1915 | 37.02 | +18.5% |
| 1920 | 37.84 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 38.66 | +2.2% |
| 1930 | 39.48 | +2.1% |
| 1935 | 40.3 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 41.12 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 41.94 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 42.76 | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 55.23 | +29.2% |
| 1960 | 59 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 66 | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 80.67 | +22.2% |
| 1975 | 88 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 95.33 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 96.55 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 93.38 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 93.16 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.27 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 99.37 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 98.28 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.86 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.43 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 97 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 95.4 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.46 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.79 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 95.56 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.47 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.42 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.21 | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 93.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 93.21 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | +94.2% | 1.71 | 3.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1 | 0.89 | 1.11 | 2 |
| 1830s | 1.54 | 1.38 | 1.71 | 2 |
| 1840s | 3.23 | 3.15 | 3.32 | 2 |
| 1850s | 4.07 | 3.31 | 4.83 | 2 |
| 1860s | 7.11 | 6.35 | 7.87 | 2 |
| 1870s | 10.15 | 9.39 | 10.91 | 2 |
| 1880s | 11.75 | 10.8 | 12.69 | 2 |
| 1890s | 13.09 | 12.33 | 13.86 | 2 |
| 1900s | 22.55 | 19.65 | 25.44 | 2 |
| 1910s | 34.12 | 31.23 | 37.02 | 2 |
| 1920s | 38.25 | 37.84 | 38.66 | 2 |
| 1930s | 39.89 | 39.48 | 40.3 | 2 |
| 1940s | 41.53 | 41.12 | 41.94 | 2 |
| 1950s | 48.99 | 42.76 | 55.23 | 2 |
| 1960s | 62.5 | 59 | 66 | 2 |
| 1970s | 84.34 | 80.67 | 88 | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.33 | 95.33 | 95.33 | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.74 | 93.16 | 99.37 | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.72 | 95.4 | 98.28 | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.7 | 93.21 | 94.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Colombia was 93.21 in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.37 in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 in 1820.
- How does Colombia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.