School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia

Colombia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 2.36 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
2.36 years
World rank
53rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.36 years
in 2018
All-time low
0.2942 years
in 1983
Years of data
24
1983–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia, 1983–2018

0.511.522.51983200020181983: 0.294 years1984: 0.335 years1985: 0.364 years1986: 0.35 years1987: 0.373 years1988: 0.392 years1989: 0.409 years1992: 0.58 years1993: 0.605 years1996: 1.1 years1998: 1.1 years1999: 1.2 years2000: 1.2 years2001: 1.2 years2002: 1.2 years2004: 1.2 years2005: 1.3 years2006: 1.3 years2007: 1.3 years2008: 1.6 years2009: 1.7 years2010: 1.6 years2011: 1.7 years2018: 2.4 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia stood at 2.36 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia peaked at 2.36 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2942 years, in 1983.

That places Colombia 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) in Colombia, 1983 to 2018.
Year years Change
1983 0.2942 years
1984 0.3347 years +13.8%
1985 0.3642 years +8.8%
1986 0.3503 years -3.8%
1987 0.3734 years +6.6%
1988 0.3923 years +5.1%
1989 0.4094 years +4.3%
1992 0.5804 years +41.8%
1993 0.6047 years +4.2%
1996 1.07 years +77.0%
1998 1.12 years +4.9%
1999 1.17 years +4.1%
2000 1.21 years +3.6%
2001 1.2 years -0.7%
2002 1.23 years +2.5%
2004 1.25 years +1.1%
2005 1.29 years +3.8%
2006 1.31 years +1.3%
2007 1.26 years -3.8%
2008 1.56 years +24.2%
2009 1.66 years +6.1%
2010 1.61 years -3.2%
2011 1.66 years +3.0%
2018 2.36 years +42.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 2.36 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.93 years, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 2.36 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91 years, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +77.0% 0.6047 years 1.07 years
2018 +42.4% 1.66 years 2.36 years
1992 +41.8% 0.4094 years 0.5804 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3598 years 0.2942 years 0.4094 years 7
1990s 0.9092 years 0.5804 years 1.17 years 5
2000s 1.33 years 1.2 years 1.66 years 9
2010s 1.87 years 1.61 years 2.36 years 3

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 50 American Samoa 2.41 years compare
  2. 51 Ghana 2.38 years compare
  3. 52 Turks and Caicos Islands 2.37 years compare
  4. 54 Thailand 2.35 years compare
  5. 55 Jamaica 2.35 years compare
  6. 56 Tuvalu 2.34 years compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Colombia was 2.36 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 2.36 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2942 years in 1983.
How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Colombia ranks 53rd out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.