Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled

Colombia
4.85 million
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
68.09 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 68.09 million against 4.85 million in Colombia, a difference of 63.25 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 14.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.28 million 12.04 million 10.77 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 1.98 million 19.99 million 18.01 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 3.00 million 32.27 million 29.27 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 4.21 million 43.72 million 39.51 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 4.89 million 50.61 million 45.71 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 4.88 million 59.61 million 54.73 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, gaps filled, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 68.09 million against 4.85 million in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, gaps filled between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63.25 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for secondary education, pupils, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
251 places, 10,723 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils with 698 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.