School age population, one year before than official … female than in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 359,521 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Colombia is 359,521 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Colombia peaked at 438,164 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 343,776 number, in 1978.
Colombia ranks 40th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official … female than in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 346,003 number | — |
| 1971 | 351,063 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 353,532 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 353,949 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 352,776 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 350,797 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 348,316 number | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 345,700 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 343,776 number | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 343,828 number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 347,173 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 353,895 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 363,122 number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 373,166 number | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 381,660 number | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 385,865 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 390,122 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 392,967 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 394,931 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 396,876 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 399,859 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 402,836 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 405,495 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 408,132 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 411,136 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 414,905 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 420,597 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 427,231 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 433,552 number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 437,843 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 438,164 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 436,383 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 432,095 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 426,445 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 421,109 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 418,059 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 415,407 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 413,271 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 410,874 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 407,066 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 400,579 number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 392,498 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 382,974 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 373,369 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 365,491 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 361,261 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 359,089 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 358,995 number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 359,987 number | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 360,654 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 359,521 number | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 359,521 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 359,521 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 15.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 348,974 number | 343,776 number | 353,949 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 377,978 number | 347,173 number | 396,876 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 416,159 number | 399,859 number | 437,843 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 421,887 number | 407,066 number | 438,164 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 371,490 number | 358,995 number | 400,579 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 359,521 number | 359,521 number | 359,521 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Colombia?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Colombia was 359,521 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 438,164 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 343,776 number in 1978.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/