Colombia vs High income: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Colombia
4.35 million number
in 2018
High income
70.93 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
24th
High income rank
23rd

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • High income
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How they compare

High income currently reports 70.93 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia, a difference of 66.58 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 16.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 24th and High income ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia High income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.48 million number 74.95 million number 72.47 million number High income
1980s 3.27 million number 79.87 million number 76.60 million number High income
1990s 3.51 million number 76.41 million number 72.90 million number High income
2000s 3.98 million number 74.81 million number 70.82 million number High income
2010s 4.31 million number 73.84 million number 69.53 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Colombia or High income?
High income, at 70.93 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Colombia and High income?
66.58 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and High income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and High income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 24th and High income ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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