School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia

Colombia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 14.67 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.67 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 175 countries
All-time high
14.72 years
in 2016
All-time low
6.7 years
in 1970
Years of data
37
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia, 1970–2018

0510151970199420181970: 6.7 years1974: 7.9 years1975: 8.1 years1977: 8.8 years1978: 9 years1979: 9.2 years1980: 9.1 years1981: 9.3 years1982: 8.9 years1984: 8.9 years1985: 9 years1986: 9.3 years1987: 9.2 years1988: 9.3 years1989: 9.4 years1991: 9.7 years1995: 10.7 years1996: 11.1 years1998: 11.8 years1999: 12 years2000: 11.9 years2002: 11.9 years2004: 12.4 years2005: 13 years2006: 13.4 years2007: 13.7 years2008: 13.8 years2009: 14.3 years2010: 14.3 years2011: 14.3 years2012: 14.1 years2013: 14.6 years2014: 14.5 years2015: 14.6 years2016: 14.7 years2017: 14.7 years2018: 14.7 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia is 14.67 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia peaked at 14.72 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.7 years, in 1970.

That places Colombia 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.29 years 6.7 years 9.24 years 6
1980s 9.13 years 8.87 years 9.35 years 9
1990s 11.04 years 9.71 years 11.95 years 5
2000s 13.04 years 11.91 years 14.28 years 8
2010s 14.49 years 14.06 years 14.72 years 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 69 Peru 14.89 years compare
  2. 70 Romania 14.74 years compare
  3. 71 Cuba 14.71 years compare
  4. 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14.59 years compare
  5. 74 Algeria 14.58 years compare
  6. 75 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.57 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Colombia was 14.67 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 14.72 years in 2016.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7 years in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Colombia ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.