School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Colombia

Colombia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 376,446 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
376,446 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
39th
of 202 countries
All-time high
456,667 number
in 2000
All-time low
352,940 number
in 1978
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Colombia, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 376,446 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Colombia peaked at 456,667 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 352,940 number, in 1978.

Colombia ranks 39th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 357,697 number 352,940 number 362,522 number 10
1980s 391,360 number 356,744 number 412,256 number 10
1990s 433,514 number 415,688 number 456,447 number 10
2000s 440,216 number 425,431 number 456,667 number 10
2010s 388,448 number 375,436 number 418,726 number 10
2020s 376,446 number 376,446 number 376,446 number 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 36 Cameroon 386,502 number compare
  2. 37 Argentina 381,374 number compare
  3. 38 Madagascar 377,474 number compare
  4. 40 Côte d’Ivoire 375,258 number compare
  5. 41 Morocco 357,799 number compare
  6. 42 Uzbekistan 338,363 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Colombia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Colombia was 376,446 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 456,667 number in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 352,940 number in 1978.
How does Colombia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Colombia ranks 39th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/