School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia

Colombia: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.14 GPI in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.14 GPI
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
100th
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPI
in 2018
All-time low
0.3628 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
39
1970–2018

School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2018

0.40.60.811.21970199420181970: 0.363 GPI1974: 0.533 GPI1975: 0.563 GPI1977: 0.625 GPI1978: 0.663 GPI1979: 0.696 GPI1980: 0.8 GPI1981: 0.8 GPI1982: 0.848 GPI1984: 0.92 GPI1985: 0.945 GPI1986: 0.95 GPI1987: 0.968 GPI1988: 0.934 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1.1 GPI1997: 1.1 GPI1998: 0.983 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2001: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 0.994 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia is 1.14 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3628 GPI, in 1970.

Colombia ranks 100th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5738 GPI 0.3628 GPI 0.6963 GPI 6
1980s 0.9139 GPI 0.8 GPI 1.06 GPI 9
1990s 1.05 GPI 0.9826 GPI 1.1 GPI 6
2000s 1.07 GPI 0.9938 GPI 1.09 GPI 9
2010s 1.12 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.14 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 97 Saudi Arabia 1.15 GPI compare
  2. 98 Ecuador 1.14 GPI compare
  3. 99 Syrian Arab Republic 1.14 GPI compare
  4. 101 Portugal 1.13 GPI compare
  5. 102 Netherlands 1.13 GPI compare
  6. 103 Indonesia 1.13 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 222 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia?
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.14 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3628 GPI in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
Colombia ranks 100th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 6,910 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.