Colombia vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Colombia
2.47 million
in 2022
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
91.29 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
21st
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
21st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 91.29 million against 2.47 million in Colombia, a difference of 88.82 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 37.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 21st and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 21st of 200 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Difference Ahead
1970s 171,827 7.73 million 7.56 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1980s 383,673 11.63 million 11.24 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
1990s 642,001 15.87 million 15.23 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2000s 1.22 million 37.69 million 36.47 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2010s 2.18 million 63.86 million 61.68 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 2.42 million 81.80 million 79.38 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Colombia or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 91.29 million against 2.47 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
88.82 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 21st and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release