School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.972 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia is 0.972 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.15 GPI in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.9682 GPI, in 2011.
That places Colombia 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9752 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9924 GPI | 0.9828 GPI | 0.9984 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9733 GPI | 0.9682 GPI | 0.9845 GPI | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia?
- School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Colombia was 0.972 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 1990.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9682 GPI in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. 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.