Colombia vs Zambia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Colombia
2.22 million number
in 2019
Zambia
2.24 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
33rd
Zambia rank
32nd

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.24 million number against 2.22 million number in Colombia, a difference of 25,400 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 206 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.13 million number 684,660 number 1.45 million number Colombia
1980s 2.35 million number 946,001 number 1.40 million number Colombia
1990s 2.58 million number 1.20 million number 1.38 million number Colombia
2000s 2.56 million number 1.59 million number 976,619 number Colombia
2010s 2.26 million number 2.05 million number 200,670 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Colombia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.24 million number against 2.22 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Colombia and Zambia?
25,400 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.