School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 0.9861 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.9861 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
140th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
0.9861 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
22
2000–2022
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia is 0.9861 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.9861 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Colombia 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9996 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9862 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9861 GPIA | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9885 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9862 GPIA | 0.9861 GPIA | 0.9862 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 137 Dominican Republic 0.9876 GPIA compare
- 138 Belize 0.9863 GPIA compare
- 139 Luxembourg 0.9862 GPIA compare
- 141 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.9854 GPIA compare
- 142 Poland 0.9841 GPIA compare
- 143 Guyana 0.9839 GPIA compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Colombia was 0.9861 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9861 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Colombia ranks 140th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release