School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.14 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia stood at 14.14 years.
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, male in Colombia peaked at 14.14 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.83 years, in 1970.
That places Colombia 64th 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.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.83 years | — |
| 1974 | 7.86 years | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 8.12 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.75 years | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 8.93 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 9.14 years | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.96 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 9.15 years | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 8.79 years | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 8.88 years | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 8.82 years | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 9.21 years | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 9.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 9.22 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.09 years | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 10.15 years | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 10.84 years | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 11.51 years | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 11.39 years | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.41 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.9 years | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 12.43 years | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 12.74 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.97 years | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.27 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.61 years | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.76 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.46 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.99 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 13.93 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14.13 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.14 years | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.27 years | 6.83 years | 9.14 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.05 years | 8.79 years | 9.22 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.6 years | 9.09 years | 11.51 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.47 years | 11.4 years | 13.61 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9 years | 13.46 years | 14.14 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More gender data for Colombia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,499 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.3937 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 339,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 354,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 343,649 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 358,222 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 346,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 361,329 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 349,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 364,332 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Colombia was 14.14 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.14 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.83 years in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.