School age population, one year before than official … male than in Colombia

Colombia: School age population, one year before than official … male than 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 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 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 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.

School age population, one year before than official … male than in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Colombia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 353,795 number —
1971 359,249 number +1.5%
1972 361,946 number +0.8%
1973 362,522 number +0.2%
1974 361,454 number -0.3%
1975 359,567 number -0.5%
1976 357,529 number -0.6%
1977 354,892 number -0.7%
1978 352,940 number -0.6%
1979 353,072 number +0.0%
1980 356,744 number +1.0%
1981 364,044 number +2.0%
1982 374,403 number +2.8%
1983 385,874 number +3.1%
1984 395,709 number +2.5%
1985 400,716 number +1.3%
1986 405,335 number +1.2%
1987 408,285 number +0.7%
1988 410,230 number +0.5%
1989 412,256 number +0.5%
1990 415,688 number +0.8%
1991 419,321 number +0.9%
1992 422,408 number +0.7%
1993 425,273 number +0.7%
1994 428,374 number +0.7%
1995 432,208 number +0.9%
1996 438,220 number +1.4%
1997 445,257 number +1.6%
1998 451,949 number +1.5%
1999 456,447 number +1.0%
2000 456,667 number +0.0%
2001 454,788 number -0.4%
2002 450,490 number -0.9%
2003 444,850 number -1.3%
2004 439,476 number -1.2%
2005 436,250 number -0.7%
2006 433,529 number -0.6%
2007 431,475 number -0.5%
2008 429,207 number -0.5%
2009 425,431 number -0.9%
2010 418,726 number -1.6%
2011 410,294 number -2.0%
2012 400,291 number -2.4%
2013 390,197 number -2.5%
2014 381,978 number -2.1%
2015 377,694 number -1.1%
2016 375,436 number -0.6%
2017 375,498 number +0.0%
2018 376,756 number +0.3%
2019 377,613 number +0.2%
2020 376,446 number -0.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 376,446 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 6.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 376,446 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 15.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)

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 Cote 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 in Colombia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 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 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?
Colombia ranks 39th 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 10.1%. 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/