Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia
Colombia: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.8% in 1999. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, 1979–1999
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Colombia is 0.8%, measured in 1999. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 0.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1979.
That places Colombia 72nd out of 173 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.4% | — |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +51.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 0.8% in 1999, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1979.
- How does Colombia rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 173 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release