Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0909 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia is 0.0909 units per person, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.107 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0259 units per person, in 1970.
That places Colombia 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0259 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0286 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0309 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0407 units per person | +31.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0439 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0442 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0464 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0487 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0493 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0501 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0501 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0503 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0509 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.05 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0502 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0544 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0545 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0544 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0538 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0596 units per person | +10.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0615 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0641 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0851 units per person | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0852 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0899 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0953 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0997 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1019 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.102 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1043 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1048 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.107 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1003 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0988 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0962 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0945 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.092 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0909 units per person | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0409 units per person | 0.0259 units per person | 0.0501 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0519 units per person | 0.05 units per person | 0.0545 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0598 units per person | 0.0538 units per person | 0.0641 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0954 units per person | 0.0851 units per person | 0.1043 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0975 units per person | 0.0909 units per person | 0.107 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0935 units per person compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.0924 units per person compare
- 37 Oman 0.0915 units per person compare
- 39 Mongolia 0.0906 units per person compare
- 40 Palau 0.0905 units per person compare
- 41 Kazakhstan 0.0898 units per person compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Colombia was 0.0909 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.107 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0259 units per person in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.