Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): School age population, primary education, female

Colombia
1.82 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
11.07 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
39th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019952020

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 11.07 million number against 1.82 million number in Colombia, a difference of 9.25 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.70 million number 10.12 million number 8.42 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1980s 1.81 million number 10.68 million number 8.87 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 2.02 million number 11.84 million number 9.82 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 2.13 million number 10.40 million number 8.27 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.93 million number 10.11 million number 8.17 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 11.07 million number against 1.82 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
9.25 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Colombia ranks 39th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (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, female (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

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