Colombia vs European Union: School age population, one year before than official … female than

Colombia
359,521 number
in 2020
European Union
2.58 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
40th
European Union rank
38th

School age population, one year before than official … female than over time

  • Colombia
  • European Union
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 2.58 million number against 359,521 number in Colombia, a difference of 2.22 million number.

That makes European Union's figure about 7.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 40th and European Union ranks 38th of 202 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 348,974 number 3.51 million number 3.16 million number European Union
1980s 377,978 number 3.10 million number 2.72 million number European Union
1990s 416,159 number 2.88 million number 2.46 million number European Union
2000s 421,887 number 2.55 million number 2.12 million number European Union
2010s 371,490 number 2.59 million number 2.22 million number European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, Colombia or European Union?
European Union, at 2.58 million number against 359,521 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between Colombia and European Union?
2.22 million number, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and European Union?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and European Union rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Colombia ranks 40th and European Union ranks 38th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/