School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9815 GPI, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 85th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9815 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 1 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.01 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.01 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.05 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPI | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.03 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.04 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.05 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPI | 0.9815 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 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, gender parity index in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.04 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9815 GPI in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.