School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia

Colombia: School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPI
in 1992
All-time low
0.9533 GPI
in 1970
Years of data
44
1970–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia, 1970–2018

00.250.50.7511.21970199420181970: 0.953 GPI1971: 0.96 GPI1972: 0.97 GPI1973: 0.98 GPI1974: 0.99 GPI1975: 0.993 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1982: 1 GPI1983: 1.1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1991: 1.2 GPI1992: 1.2 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1995: 1.1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI1999: 1.1 GPI2000: 1.1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2004: 1.1 GPI2005: 1.1 GPI2006: 1.1 GPI2007: 1.1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2009: 1.1 GPI2010: 1.1 GPI2011: 1.1 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1.1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.18 GPI in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.9533 GPI, in 1970.

That places Colombia 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9899 GPI 0.9533 GPI 1.02 GPI 10
1980s 1.03 GPI 1 GPI 1.15 GPI 10
1990s 1.13 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.18 GPI 7
2000s 1.11 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.11 GPI 8
2010s 1.08 GPI 1.05 GPI 1.1 GPI 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 53 Panama 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 54 Armenia 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 55 New Zealand 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 57 Mauritania 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 58 Sri Lanka 1.05 GPI compare
  6. 59 Croatia 1.05 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia?
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index in Colombia was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPI in 1992.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9533 GPI in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index?
Colombia ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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.