Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Colombia
754,289 number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.98 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019952020

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 9.98 million number against 754,289 number in Colombia, a difference of 9.22 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 204 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 669,281 number 7.55 million number 6.88 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 711,616 number 8.93 million number 8.21 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 805,095 number 10.15 million number 9.35 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 871,794 number 10.58 million number 9.71 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 812,679 number 10.22 million number 9.41 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 9.98 million number against 754,289 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
9.22 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)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.