Colombia vs France: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Colombia
3.72 million number
in 2020
France
4.17 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
39th
France rank
36th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 4.17 million number against 3.72 million number in Colombia, a difference of 444,640 number.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Colombia ranks 39th and France ranks 36th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia France Difference Ahead
1970s 3.44 million number 4.26 million number 819,586 number France
1980s 3.67 million number 3.94 million number 269,549 number France
1990s 4.11 million number 3.84 million number 274,457 number Colombia
2000s 4.36 million number 3.88 million number 478,252 number Colombia
2010s 3.95 million number 4.13 million number 174,745 number France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Colombia or France?
France, at 4.17 million number against 3.72 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Colombia and France?
444,640 number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and France rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 39th and France ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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