School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.18 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia, 2000β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.18 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2022.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia peaked at 3.3 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.31 years, in 2000.
That places Colombia 78th out of 189 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 years | 1.31 years | 2.01 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.9 years | 2.15 years | 3.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.12 years | 3.03 years | 3.18 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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, tertiary, female in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia was 3.18 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.31 years in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Colombia ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release