Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2017. ▼ Falling
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.04 GPI for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.72 GPI in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.8438 GPI, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 28th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8515 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 GPI | +30.6% |
| 1972 | 1.11 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.13 GPI | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 GPI | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.05 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 GPI | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 1.24 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.01 GPI | -18.4% |
| 1987 | 1.09 GPI | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 1.09 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.72 GPI | +58.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8438 GPI | -51.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9904 GPI | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 1 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9962 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.09 GPI | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 1.08 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9712 GPI | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPI | 0.8515 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.18 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.72 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 GPI | 0.8438 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 8 |
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.04 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 GPI in 1989.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8438 GPI in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 4 to the male survival rate to grade 4. 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.