Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia

Colombia: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
25th
of 141 countries
All-time high
1.31 GPI
in 1984
All-time low
0.7195 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
29
1970–2017

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2017

00.511.51970199320171970: 0.719 GPI1971: 1.2 GPI1972: 1.1 GPI1973: 1.2 GPI1981: 1.1 GPI1982: 1.1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1.3 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 0.912 GPI1987: 1.1 GPI1988: 1.1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 0.987 GPI1994: 1.1 GPI1998: 1.3 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 0.994 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 0.981 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2017, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia stood at 1.05 GPI.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.31 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7195 GPI, in 1970.

That places Colombia 25th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Colombia, 1970 to 2017.
Year GPI Change
1970 0.7195 GPI
1971 1.15 GPI +60.4%
1972 1.13 GPI -1.8%
1973 1.16 GPI +2.4%
1981 1.08 GPI -6.6%
1982 1.1 GPI +1.6%
1983 1.06 GPI -3.8%
1984 1.31 GPI +23.9%
1985 1.02 GPI -22.6%
1986 0.9124 GPI -10.2%
1987 1.11 GPI +21.4%
1988 1.11 GPI +0.0%
1992 1.01 GPI -8.8%
1993 0.9873 GPI -2.2%
1994 1.12 GPI +13.1%
1998 1.28 GPI +15.0%
1999 1.08 GPI -15.8%
2004 1.07 GPI -1.3%
2005 1.1 GPI +2.7%
2006 1.09 GPI -0.3%
2009 1.01 GPI -7.4%
2010 0.9942 GPI -1.9%
2011 1.05 GPI +6.0%
2012 0.9807 GPI -6.9%
2013 1.06 GPI +8.1%
2014 1.06 GPI -0.1%
2015 1.05 GPI -0.9%
2016 1.05 GPI -0.1%
2017 1.05 GPI +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 GPI 0.7195 GPI 1.16 GPI 4
1980s 1.09 GPI 0.9124 GPI 1.31 GPI 8
1990s 1.1 GPI 0.9873 GPI 1.28 GPI 5
2000s 1.07 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.1 GPI 4
2010s 1.04 GPI 0.9807 GPI 1.06 GPI 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Congo 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 23 Malawi 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 24 Kenya 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 26 Guyana 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 27 Pakistan 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia?
Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.05 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 1984.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7195 GPI in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
Colombia ranks 25th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
141 places, 2,700 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. 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.