Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia

Colombia: Total sample population, primary education and below was 27.35 million in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
27.35 million
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
15th
of 108 countries
All-time high
29.26 million
in 2009
All-time low
24.16 million
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021

010.0M20.0M30.0M1996200820211996: 27.9M1999: 27.9M2000: 27.9M2001: 26.4M2002: 26.6M2003: 26.8M2004: 26.6M2005: 26.6M2008: 28.8M2009: 29.3M2010: 29.1M2011: 29.1M2012: 29.1M2013: 28.7M2014: 28.6M2015: 28.5M2016: 28.2M2017: 28.1M2018: 27.9M2019: 27.8M2020: 24.2M2021: 27.3M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 27.35 million for total sample population, primary education and below in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 29.26 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.16 million, in 2020.

That places Colombia 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 27.93 million —
1999 27.90 million -0.1%
2000 27.95 million +0.2%
2001 26.45 million -5.4%
2002 26.60 million +0.6%
2003 26.78 million +0.7%
2004 26.59 million -0.7%
2005 26.61 million +0.1%
2008 28.82 million +8.3%
2009 29.26 million +1.5%
2010 29.13 million -0.4%
2011 29.07 million -0.2%
2012 29.07 million -0.0%
2013 28.70 million -1.3%
2014 28.58 million -0.4%
2015 28.54 million -0.1%
2016 28.21 million -1.2%
2017 28.14 million -0.2%
2018 27.89 million -0.9%
2019 27.79 million -0.4%
2020 24.16 million -13.1%
2021 27.35 million +13.2%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 27.35 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.10 million, 6.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 27.35 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.06 million, 5.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.92 million 27.90 million 27.93 million 2
2000s 27.38 million 26.45 million 29.26 million 8
2010s 28.51 million 27.79 million 29.13 million 10
2020s 25.75 million 24.16 million 27.35 million 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 12 South Africa 41.58 million compare
  2. 13 Ethiopia 41.09 million compare
  3. 14 Thailand 35.78 million compare
  4. 16 Turkey 27.01 million compare
  5. 17 Philippines 26.00 million compare
  6. 18 Morocco 19.81 million compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

Frequently asked questions

What is total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia?
Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia was 27.35 million in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total sample population, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 29.26 million in 2009.
What is the lowest total sample population, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.16 million in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for total sample population, primary education and below?
Colombia ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is total sample population, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Total sample population, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-sample-population-primary-education-and-below/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/total-sample-population-primary-education-and-below/colombia/">Total sample population, primary education and below in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total sample population, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,506 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed