School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.71 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia is 2.71 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia peaked at 2.79 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3124 years, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 44th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3124 years | — |
| 1974 | 0.4081 years | +30.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4559 years | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5265 years | +15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5314 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5321 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.492 years | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5628 years | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5668 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5973 years | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6044 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6403 years | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.659 years | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.7072 years | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6908 years | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.7569 years | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8291 years | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8677 years | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 1 years | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 1.19 years | +18.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 years | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.18 years | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1.22 years | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.36 years | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 years | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.57 years | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.61 years | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.81 years | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.83 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.88 years | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.05 years | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.13 years | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 2.53 years | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.64 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 2.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.77 years | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.79 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.71 years | -2.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.71 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7 years, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.71 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.68 years, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4611 years | 0.3124 years | 0.5321 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6134 years | 0.492 years | 0.7072 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9612 years | 0.7569 years | 1.19 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.47 years | 1.18 years | 1.83 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.46 years | 1.88 years | 2.79 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, male in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Colombia was 2.71 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3124 years in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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, male (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.