Colombia vs SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Colombia
4.14 million
in 2022
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
191.30 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
40th
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
41st

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 191.30 million against 4.14 million in Colombia, a difference of 187.16 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 46.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 40th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 218 countries.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3.86 million 32.19 million 28.33 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 4.08 million 54.48 million 50.40 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 4.73 million 70.95 million 66.23 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 5.25 million 110.41 million 105.16 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 4.58 million 156.44 million 151.85 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 4.17 million 184.39 million 180.22 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Colombia or SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 191.30 million against 4.14 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Colombia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
187.16 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Colombia and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 40th and SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
439 places, 21,662 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.