Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8469 in 1999. ▲ Rising
Latest (1999)
0.8469
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
14th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.8469
in 1999
All-time low
0.4098
in 1979
Years of data
8
1979–1999
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, 1979–1999
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.8469 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 1999. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Colombia peaked at 0.8469 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4098, in 1979.
Colombia ranks 14th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4098 | — |
| 1980 | 0.4414 | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5921 | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6196 | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6107 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5084 | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7692 | +51.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8469 | +10.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8469 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7952, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8469 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7952, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4098 | 0.4098 | 0.4098 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5544 | 0.4414 | 0.6196 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.808 | 0.7692 | 0.8469 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Colombia?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Colombia was 0.8469 in 1999, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8469 in 1999.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4098 in 1979.
- How does Colombia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 14th out of 31 countries with data for 1999.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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