Afghanistan vs Colombia: School age population, tertiary education, male

Afghanistan
1.97 million number
in 2018
Colombia
2.22 million number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
27th
Colombia rank
24th

School age population, tertiary education, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 2.22 million number against 1.97 million number in Afghanistan, a difference of 249,980 number.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 24th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 549,171 number 1.23 million number 680,724 number Colombia
1980s 558,253 number 1.63 million number 1.08 million number Colombia
1990s 791,138 number 1.74 million number 951,561 number Colombia
2000s 1.18 million number 2.01 million number 828,196 number Colombia
2010s 1.59 million number 2.19 million number 601,617 number Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, male, Afghanistan or Colombia?
Colombia, at 2.22 million number against 1.97 million number in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, male between Afghanistan and Colombia?
249,980 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Colombia?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Colombia rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, male?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Colombia ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (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

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