Colombia vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Colombia
1.73 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
82.47 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
44th
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
45th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019972024

How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 82.47 million against 1.73 million in Colombia, a difference of 80.73 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 47.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 44th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 45th of 220 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.59 million 100.04 million 98.44 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.67 million 81.36 million 79.69 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 1.63 million 80.00 million 78.37 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Colombia or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 82.47 million against 1.73 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Colombia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
80.73 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Colombia and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 44th and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 45th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release