School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.13 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia is 1.13 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.13 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9707 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Colombia 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9707 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.13 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.13 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9707 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.13 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia was 1.13 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9707 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release