Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia
Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 106.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 106.0% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia peaked at 106.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2001.
That places Colombia 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.0% | — |
| 1999 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 90.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 101.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 103.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 105.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 102.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 101.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 101.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 103.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 106.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 73.1% | 101.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.0% | 101.3% | 106.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Colombia was 106.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.