Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia

Colombia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity was 0.6238 LPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6238 LPIA
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
16th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.6238 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.2975 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia, 2000–2018

00.20.40.62000200920182000: 0.297 LPIA2002: 0.422 LPIA2003: 0.439 LPIA2004: 0.422 LPIA2005: 0.399 LPIA2008: 0.393 LPIA2009: 0.438 LPIA2010: 0.559 LPIA2011: 0.482 LPIA2012: 0.52 LPIA2013: 0.538 LPIA2014: 0.541 LPIA2015: 0.578 LPIA2016: 0.598 LPIA2017: 0.609 LPIA2018: 0.624 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.6238 LPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia peaked at 0.6238 LPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2975 LPIA, in 2000.

That places Colombia 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Colombia, 2000 to 2018.
Year LPIA Change
2000 0.2975 LPIA —
2002 0.4218 LPIA +41.8%
2003 0.4386 LPIA +4.0%
2004 0.4223 LPIA -3.7%
2005 0.399 LPIA -5.5%
2008 0.3932 LPIA -1.4%
2009 0.4376 LPIA +11.3%
2010 0.5589 LPIA +27.7%
2011 0.4818 LPIA -13.8%
2012 0.5199 LPIA +7.9%
2013 0.5385 LPIA +3.6%
2014 0.5412 LPIA +0.5%
2015 0.5779 LPIA +6.8%
2016 0.5982 LPIA +3.5%
2017 0.6086 LPIA +1.7%
2018 0.6238 LPIA +2.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.6238 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6803 LPIA, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.6238 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.684 LPIA, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4014 LPIA 0.2975 LPIA 0.4386 LPIA 7
2010s 0.561 LPIA 0.4818 LPIA 0.6238 LPIA 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 13 Brazil 0.6793 LPIA compare
  2. 14 Mexico 0.6711 LPIA compare
  3. 15 Paraguay 0.6612 LPIA compare
  4. 17 El Salvador 0.5806 LPIA compare
  5. 18 Kenya 0.5214 LPIA compare
  6. 19 Nigeria 0.4795 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity in Colombia was 0.6238 LPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6238 LPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2975 LPIA in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 38 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 359 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/