Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, secondary education, male

Colombia
2.44 million number
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean
33.36 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

School age population, secondary education, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 33.36 million number against 2.44 million number in Colombia, a difference of 30.92 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 1.84 million number 22.70 million number 20.86 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 2.07 million number 27.19 million number 25.11 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 2.34 million number 31.55 million number 29.21 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 2.61 million number 34.25 million number 31.64 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.58 million number 34.47 million number 31.89 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, secondary education, male, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 33.36 million number against 2.44 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, secondary education, male between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
30.92 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school age population, secondary education, male?
Colombia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, secondary education, male (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, male (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

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