School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.0155 years in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia stood at 0.0155 years.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 0.0178 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 years, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 106th of 127 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0085 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.0098 years | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0171 years | +74.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 years | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0164 years | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 years | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 years | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 years | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0162 years | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 years | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0092 years | 0.0085 years | 0.0098 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 years | 0.0141 years | 0.0178 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0153 years | 0.0143 years | 0.0162 years | 3 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Colombia was 0.0155 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0178 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 years in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 106th out of 127 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release