Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia

Colombia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity was 0.9916 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
0.9916 GPI
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
100th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPI
in 1999
All-time low
0.9913 GPI
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia, 1998–2018

00.250.50.7511998200820181998: 1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 0.999 GPI2015: 0.997 GPI2016: 0.995 GPI2017: 0.991 GPI2018: 0.992 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.9916 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in 2018.

That represents a change of down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia peaked at 1.03 GPI in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9913 GPI, in 2017.

Colombia ranks 100th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Colombia, 1998 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1998 1.01 GPI
1999 1.03 GPI +1.9%
2000 1.03 GPI -0.3%
2001 1.02 GPI -0.4%
2002 1.02 GPI +0.2%
2004 1.02 GPI -0.0%
2005 1.02 GPI -0.5%
2006 1.02 GPI +0.5%
2007 1.03 GPI +0.5%
2008 1.03 GPI -0.1%
2009 1.03 GPI -0.0%
2010 1.02 GPI -1.0%
2011 1 GPI -1.4%
2012 1 GPI -0.1%
2013 1 GPI +0.1%
2014 0.9986 GPI -0.4%
2015 0.9969 GPI -0.2%
2016 0.9949 GPI -0.2%
2017 0.9913 GPI -0.4%
2018 0.9916 GPI +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.03 GPI 2
2000s 1.02 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
2010s 0.9997 GPI 0.9913 GPI 1.02 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 97 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.9926 GPI compare
  2. 98 Slovakia 0.9924 GPI compare
  3. 99 Malta 0.9916 GPI compare
  4. 101 Botswana 0.9915 GPI compare
  5. 102 Hungary 0.9912 GPI compare
  6. 103 Cyprus 0.9912 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity in Colombia was 0.9916 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1999.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9913 GPI in 2017.
How does Colombia rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
Colombia ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary to male gross enrolment ratio for primary and lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.