School life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.31 years in 2022. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia, 2000β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia is 5.31 years, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia peaked at 6.47 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.31 years, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 147th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.34 years | 6.2 years | 6.47 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9 years | 5.55 years | 6.29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.38 years | 5.31 years | 5.44 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 144 Congo 5.37 years compare
- 145 Guadeloupe 5.35 years
- 148 Ethiopia 5.31 years compare
- 149 Montenegro 5.29 years compare
- 150 Algeria 5.29 years compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Colombia was 5.31 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.47 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 years in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Colombia ranks 147th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release