Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in secondary education, female

Colombia
2.42 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
30.96 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
24th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 30.96 million number against 2.42 million number in Colombia, a difference of 28.54 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 203 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 634,244 number 8.74 million number 8.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 996,104 number 19.10 million number 18.10 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 1.59 million number 24.58 million number 22.99 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 2.23 million number 28.79 million number 26.56 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 2.49 million number 30.73 million number 28.24 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 30.96 million number against 2.42 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
28.54 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Colombia ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.