Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia
Colombia: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 75.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia, 1969–2015
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 75.9% for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in 2015. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia peaked at 75.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1969.
Colombia ranks 6th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 8.9% | — |
| 1976 | 30.4% | +241.6% |
| 1980 | 41.0% | +34.9% |
| 1986 | 52.4% | +27.8% |
| 1990 | 54.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 59.3% | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 41.0% | 52.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 54.6% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.1% | 64.0% | 68.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 72.9% | 75.9% | 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 modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Colombia was 75.9% in 2015, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1969.
- How does Colombia rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.