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

Colombia
8.3
in 2018
Indonesia
8.58
in 2018
Colombia rank
77th
Indonesia rank
76th

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

  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
02468197119942018

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8.58 against 8.3 in Colombia, a difference of 0.28.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 77th and Indonesia ranks 76th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 7.11 7.83 0.7191 Indonesia
2010s 7.91 8.35 0.4348 Indonesia

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+, Colombia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 8.58 against 8.3 in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Colombia and Indonesia?
0.28, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Colombia ranks 77th and Indonesia ranks 76th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Indonesia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-male/colombia/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/uis-mean-years-of-schooling-isced-1-or-higher-population-25-years-male/colombia/indonesia/">Colombia vs Indonesia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
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 male 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/