Colombia vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male

Colombia
402,550
in 2024
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
17.40 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
36th
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
38th

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male over time

  • Colombia
  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972024

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 17.40 million against 402,550 in Colombia, a difference of 17.00 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 43.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 36th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 38th of 222 countries.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) Difference Ahead
2000s 429,505 11.32 million 10.89 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 396,367 14.77 million 14.37 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 402,631 17.03 million 16.62 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to primary education, male, Colombia or ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 17.40 million against 402,550 in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to primary education, male between Colombia and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
17.00 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Colombia and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank globally for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
Colombia ranks 36th and ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 38th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-male-number-2/colombia/eca-sub-saharan-africa-unsdcode-98126/

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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-primary-education-male-number-2/colombia/eca-sub-saharan-africa-unsdcode-98126/">Colombia vs ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release