Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia
Colombia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 6.66 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 6.66 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia peaked at 6.66 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2008.
That places Colombia 63rd out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.52 | — |
| 1999 | 5.11 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 6.47 | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -30.5% |
| 2009 | 4.87 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 5 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.11 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.19 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.35 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.53 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.64 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.87 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 5.95 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.03 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.22 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.56 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 6.66 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.82 | 4.52 | 5.11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.28 | 4.5 | 6.47 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.59 | 5 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 | 6.56 | 6.66 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia?
- Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Colombia was 6.66 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.66 in 2021.
- What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2008.
- How does Colombia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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