Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia
Colombia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2017. ▬ Flat
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2017, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia stood at 1.05 GPI.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia peaked at 1.31 GPI in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.7195 GPI, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 27th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia, year by year
| 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% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.05 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.05 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02 GPI, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +60.4% | 0.7195 GPI | 1.15 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Colombia was 1.05 GPI in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 GPI in 1984.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7195 GPI in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 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 the last grade 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.