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

Colombia
4.35 million number
in 2018
Low income
58.09 million number
in 2018
Colombia rank
24th
Low income rank
26th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Low income
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How they compare

Low income currently reports 58.09 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia, a difference of 53.74 million number.

That makes Low income's figure about 13.3 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 24th and Low income ranks 26th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.48 million number 19.63 million number 17.15 million number Low income
1980s 3.27 million number 24.50 million number 21.24 million number Low income
1990s 3.51 million number 31.16 million number 27.65 million number Low income
2000s 3.98 million number 41.84 million number 37.86 million number Low income
2010s 4.31 million number 54.43 million number 50.12 million number Low 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 Low income?
Low income, at 58.09 million number against 4.35 million number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Colombia and Low income?
53.74 million number, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Low income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Low income rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 24th and Low income ranks 26th 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.