Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia

Colombia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, female was 0.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
45th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.111 % of female population in working age1999: 0.134 % of female population in working age2000: 0.144 % of female population in working age2001: 0.149 % of female population in working age2002: 0.151 % of female population in working age2003: 0.163 % of female population in working age2004: 0.172 % of female population in working age2005: 0.176 % of female population in working age2008: 0.213 % of female population in working age2009: 0.212 % of female population in working age2010: 0.225 % of female population in working age2011: 0.235 % of female population in working age2012: 0.247 % of female population in working age2013: 0.269 % of female population in working age2014: 0.285 % of female population in working age2015: 0.282 % of female population in working age2016: 0.29 % of female population in working age2017: 0.288 % of female population in working age2018: 0.296 % of female population in working age2019: 0.297 % of female population in working age2020: 0.291 % of female population in working age2021: 0.301 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 45th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1996 0.1%
1999 0.1% +20.6%
2000 0.1% +7.7%
2001 0.1% +3.1%
2002 0.2% +1.6%
2003 0.2% +7.8%
2004 0.2% +5.4%
2005 0.2% +2.5%
2008 0.2% +21.1%
2009 0.2% -0.8%
2010 0.2% +6.4%
2011 0.2% +4.4%
2012 0.2% +5.2%
2013 0.3% +8.8%
2014 0.3% +5.8%
2015 0.3% -1.0%
2016 0.3% +2.7%
2017 0.3% -0.4%
2018 0.3% +2.8%
2019 0.3% +0.2%
2020 0.3% -2.1%
2021 0.3% +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 42 Palestine 0.3% compare
  2. 43 Peru 0.3% compare
  3. 44 Poland 0.3% compare
  4. 46 Paraguay 0.3% compare
  5. 47 Serbia 0.3% compare
  6. 48 Bolivia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Colombia was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Colombia ranks 45th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed