UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia
Colombia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.47 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 8.47 for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia peaked at 8.47 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.52, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 75th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 6.52 | — |
| 2004 | 7.1 | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 7.32 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.83 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 7.18 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 7.31 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.24 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 7.38 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.51 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 7.61 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 7.98 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.03 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.2 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 8.47 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.52 | 6.52 | 6.52 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.16 | 6.83 | 7.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.87 | 7.38 | 8.47 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Colombia was 8.47 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.47 in 2018.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.52 in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 93 countries with data for 2018.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/