Colombia vs ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Colombia
3.35 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
110.06 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
26th
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank
28th

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) currently reports 110.06 million against 3.35 million in Colombia, a difference of 106.71 million.

That makes ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)'s figure about 32.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 26th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 28th of 220 countries.

ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) Difference Ahead
2000s 3.30 million 67.54 million 64.24 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2010s 3.27 million 85.44 million 82.17 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
2020s 3.21 million 105.51 million 102.30 million ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Colombia or ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), at 110.06 million against 3.35 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Colombia and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
106.71 million, with ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Colombia and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 26th and ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 28th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, 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
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release