School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9861 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
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 … lower adjusted GPIA 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% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9861 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9971 GPIA, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9861 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9929 GPIA, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
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 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