Colombia vs South Africa: School age population, tertiary education, female

Colombia
2.14 million number
in 2018
South Africa
2.46 million number
in 2018
Colombia rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2.46 million number against 2.14 million number in Colombia, a difference of 320,360 number.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1.25 million number 1.17 million number 81,020 number Colombia
1980s 1.63 million number 1.52 million number 114,156 number Colombia
1990s 1.77 million number 1.96 million number 189,797 number South Africa
2000s 1.97 million number 2.48 million number 507,491 number South Africa
2010s 2.12 million number 2.56 million number 436,214 number South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Colombia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2.46 million number against 2.14 million number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Colombia and South Africa?
320,360 number, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Colombia ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, female (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

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