Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia
Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 85.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 85.1% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia peaked at 89.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 94th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.0% | — |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.7% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 64.0% | 64.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 62.7% | 83.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 84.8% | 89.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Colombia was 85.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Colombia ranks 94th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.