Academic Attrition Cases from a Colombian University, First Semester 2019

Student records of academic attrition cases presented by the UPTC university during the first semester of 2019. The dataset includes demographic, academic, and administrative details for each case. It is hosted by the Colombian open data portal, www.datos.gov.co, and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze attrition rates by faculty (NOMBRE_FACULTAD) and academic program (NOMBRE_PROGRAMA) to identify high-risk areas.
• Model the relationship between socioeconomic stratum (ESTRATO) and attrition status (NOMBRE_ESTADO) using demographic features.
• Profile student demographics by comparing gender (SEXO), place of birth (LUGAR_NACIMIENTO), and age derived from birth date (FECHA_NACIMIENTO).
• Compare attrition patterns across different campuses (NOMBRE_SEDE), class schedules (JORNADA), and study modalities (MODALIDAD).

Strengths

• Includes 13 distinct columns covering demographic, academic, and administrative dimensions.
• Provides specific temporal context for the first semester of 2019.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not specified, which may affect usage rights.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC).

Time Range

First semester of 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:26:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia (implied by source and column LUGAR_NACIMIENTO).