Productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia
Colombia: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia stood at 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia peaked at 18.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1951.
That places Colombia 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 10 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 87 Lebanon 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 88 Jordan 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 89 Paraguay 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 91 Indonesia 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 92 Morocco 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 93 Guatemala 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Colombia was 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1951.
- How does Colombia rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Colombia ranks 90th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.