Brazil vs Colombia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Brazil
8.18
in 2018
Colombia
8.62
in 2018
Brazil rank
75th
Colombia rank
73rd

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 8.62 against 8.18 in Brazil, a difference of 0.44.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Colombia ahead.

Brazil ranks 75th and Colombia ranks 73rd of 91 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
2000s 6.63 7.14 0.5083 Colombia
2010s 7.71 7.97 0.2604 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Brazil or Colombia?
Colombia, at 8.62 against 8.18 in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Brazil and Colombia?
0.44, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Brazil ranks 75th and Colombia ranks 73rd of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/