Colombia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: School age population, tertiary education, female

Colombia
2.14 million number
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.97 million number
in 2018
Colombia rank
24th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Colombia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.14 million number against 1.97 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 164,850 number.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Colombia ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.25 million number 1.94 million number 698,187 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.63 million number 2.27 million number 633,733 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.77 million number 1.91 million number 145,833 number United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.97 million number 1.88 million number 90,330 number Colombia
2010s 2.12 million number 2.03 million number 84,621 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Colombia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Colombia, at 2.14 million number against 1.97 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
164,850 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Colombia ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th 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.