Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia, 1986–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia is 1.01 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.15 GPI in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9897 GPI, in 2002.
Colombia ranks 57th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 GPI | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.992 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9897 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9978 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9961 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9943 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9964 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9975 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 GPI | 0.9897 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPI | 0.9943 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 7 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.01 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 1991.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9897 GPI in 2002.
- How does Colombia rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.