Algeria vs Colombia: School age population, secondary education, both sexes

Algeria
4.53 million number
in 2020
Colombia
4.78 million number
in 2020
Algeria rank
33rd
Colombia rank
30th

School age population, secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Algeria
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 4.78 million number against 4.53 million number in Algeria, a difference of 252,500 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Algeria ranks 33rd and Colombia ranks 30th of 205 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.61 million number 3.68 million number 1.06 million number Colombia
1980s 3.48 million number 4.12 million number 646,845 number Colombia
1990s 4.13 million number 4.63 million number 497,912 number Colombia
2000s 4.78 million number 5.11 million number 329,732 number Colombia
2010s 4.28 million number 5.06 million number 777,498 number Colombia
2020s 4.53 million number 4.78 million number 252,500 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, both sexes, Algeria or Colombia?
Colombia, at 4.78 million number against 4.53 million number in Algeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, both sexes between Algeria and Colombia?
252,500 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Colombia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Algeria and Colombia rank globally for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Colombia ranks 30th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary 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, secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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