School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.08 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 3.08 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2018.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia peaked at 3.15 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1133 years, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 60th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1133 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.2176 years | +92.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2567 years | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.329 years | +28.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3521 years | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3705 years | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3937 years | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4502 years | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.4805 years | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5494 years | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5713 years | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6082 years | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6381 years | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6607 years | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7323 years | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7774 years | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8378 years | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.923 years | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 years | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 1.17 years | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 years | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.32 years | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.32 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.46 years | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6 years | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.71 years | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.76 years | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.8 years | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.93 years | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2.07 years | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 2.26 years | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.41 years | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 2.8 years | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 2.94 years | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 3.02 years | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.12 years | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.15 years | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.08 years | -2.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3.08 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.33 years, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3.08 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +92.0% | 0.1133 years | 0.2176 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2732 years | 0.1133 years | 0.3705 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.565 years | 0.3937 years | 0.7323 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 years | 0.7774 years | 1.21 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.57 years | 1.27 years | 1.93 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.76 years | 2.07 years | 3.15 years | 9 |
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, female in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Colombia was 3.08 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1133 years in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.