Colombia vs Post-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Colombia
9.35 million number
in 2019
Post-demographic dividend
134.31 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
23rd
Post-demographic dividend rank
25th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Post-demographic dividend
050.0M100.0M150.0M199720082019

How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 134.31 million number against 9.35 million number in Colombia, a difference of 124.96 million number.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 14.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 186 countries.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 8.42 million number 135.03 million number 126.61 million number Post-demographic dividend
2000s 8.66 million number 136.32 million number 127.66 million number Post-demographic dividend
2010s 8.91 million number 132.44 million number 123.53 million number Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Colombia or Post-demographic dividend?
Post-demographic dividend, at 134.31 million number against 9.35 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Colombia and Post-demographic dividend?
124.96 million number, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Post-demographic dividend?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 23rd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.