What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Colombia and France?

27,850 number, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs France: Enrolment in primary education, male

Colombia

2.23 million number

in 2018

France

2.20 million number

in 2018

Colombia rank

38th

France rank

39th

Enrolment in primary education, male over time

Colombia
France

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.23 million number against 2.20 million number in France, a difference of 27,850 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

Colombia ranks 38th and France ranks 39th of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	France	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.95 million number	2.39 million number	446,542 number	France
1980s	2.05 million number	2.23 million number	174,166 number	France
1990s	2.37 million number	2.10 million number	271,141 number	Colombia
2000s	2.69 million number	2.05 million number	646,698 number	Colombia
2010s	2.39 million number	2.17 million number	229,319 number	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, male, Colombia or France?: Colombia, at 2.23 million number against 2.20 million number in France as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, male between Colombia and France?: 27,850 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Colombia and France rank globally for enrolment in primary education, male?: Colombia ranks 38th and France ranks 39th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.