Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia

Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 108.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
108.0%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
34th
of 188 countries
All-time high
110.8%
in 2011
All-time low
79.5%
in 2001
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia, 1998–2018

02550751001998200820181998: 84.6 %1999: 84.7 %2000: 83.5 %2001: 79.5 %2002: 86 %2004: 90.6 %2005: 94.6 %2006: 97.9 %2007: 101.8 %2008: 104.1 %2009: 108.4 %2010: 110 %2011: 110.8 %2012: 107.1 %2013: 106.7 %2014: 105.4 %2015: 104.7 %2016: 104.3 %2017: 105.3 %2018: 108 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 108.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia peaked at 110.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2001.

Colombia ranks 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%) in Colombia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 84.6%
1999 84.7% +0.2%
2000 83.5% -1.4%
2001 79.5% -4.9%
2002 86.0% +8.3%
2004 90.6% +5.3%
2005 94.6% +4.4%
2006 97.9% +3.5%
2007 101.8% +4.0%
2008 104.1% +2.2%
2009 108.4% +4.2%
2010 110.0% +1.5%
2011 110.8% +0.7%
2012 107.1% -3.3%
2013 106.7% -0.4%
2014 105.4% -1.2%
2015 104.7% -0.7%
2016 104.3% -0.4%
2017 105.3% +1.0%
2018 108.0% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.6% 84.6% 84.7% 2
2000s 94.1% 79.5% 108.4% 9
2010s 106.9% 104.3% 110.8% 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 31 Brunei Darussalam 108.6% compare
  2. 32 Antigua and Barbuda 108.3% compare
  3. 33 Georgia 108.3% compare
  4. 35 Dominica 107.9% compare
  5. 36 Samoa 107.6% compare
  6. 37 Israel 107.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Colombia was 108.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
Colombia ranks 34th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.