School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9665 GPI in 2020. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.9665 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.15 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9665 GPI, in 2020.
That places Colombia 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.03 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.04 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.02 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.02 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.03 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.15 GPI | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPI | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 1.06 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9953 GPI | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9946 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9979 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9752 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9988 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.992 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9919 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9889 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9821 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9868 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.993 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9957 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9971 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9834 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9671 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9679 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9747 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9682 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9695 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9728 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9686 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9702 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9673 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9665 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9752 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9918 GPI | 0.9821 GPI | 0.9988 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.971 GPI | 0.9671 GPI | 0.9834 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9665 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 0.9665 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 149 Gabon 0.9672 GPI compare
- 150 Indonesia 0.9672 GPI compare
- 151 Cayman Islands 0.9669 GPI compare
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.966 GPI compare
- 154 Syrian Arab Republic 0.9656 GPI compare
- 155 Namibia 0.9654 GPI compare
More education data for Colombia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Colombia was 0.9665 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9665 GPI in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.