School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.04 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
77th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2007
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
21
2000–2022
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 77th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.04 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 1.04 GPIA compare
- 75 Estonia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 1.04 GPIA compare
- 78 Barbados 1.04 GPIA compare
- 79 Netherlands 1.04 GPIA compare
- 80 Bahamas 1.03 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia was 1.04 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 77th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, 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