Colombia - Compulsory education, duration (years)

Compulsory education, duration (years) in Colombia was 12.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 22 years was 12.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1998.

Definition: Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1998 10.00
1999 10.00
2000 10.00
2001 10.00
2002 10.00
2003 10.00
2004 10.00
2005 10.00
2006 10.00
2007 10.00
2008 10.00
2009 10.00
2010 10.00
2011 10.00
2012 10.00
2013 10.00
2014 10.00
2015 12.00
2016 12.00
2017 12.00
2018 12.00
2019 12.00
2020 12.00

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Aggregate data are based on World Bank estimates. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes