School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 14.4 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia is 14.4 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 14.42 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.76 years, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 69th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.76 years | — |
| 1971 | 7.02 years | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 7.16 years | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 7.68 years | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 7.86 years | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 8.12 years | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 8.39 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.76 years | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 8.96 years | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 9.19 years | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 9.02 years | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 9.21 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 8.88 years | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 8.84 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 9.05 years | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 9.26 years | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 9.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 9.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 9.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 10.07 years | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 10.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 10.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.01 years | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 11.73 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 11.66 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.65 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.17 years | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 12.69 years | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.05 years | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.32 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.52 years | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.94 years | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.76 years | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 14.29 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14.29 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.42 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.41 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.99 years | 6.76 years | 9.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.16 years | 8.84 years | 9.43 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.63 years | 9.49 years | 11.73 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.75 years | 11.65 years | 13.94 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.19 years | 13.76 years | 14.42 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Colombia was 14.4 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 years in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.