Argentina vs Colombia: Population by level of education

Argentina
19.56 million people
in 2100
Colombia
20.28 million people
in 2100
Argentina rank
39th
Colombia rank
36th

Population by level of education over time

  • Argentina
  • Colombia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M195020252100

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 20.28 million people against 19.56 million people in Argentina, a difference of 715,400 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Colombia Difference Ahead
1950s 199,250 people 104,050 people 95,200 people Argentina
1960s 424,300 people 231,500 people 192,800 people Argentina
1970s 863,000 people 577,050 people 285,950 people Argentina
1980s 1.54 million people 1.27 million people 279,250 people Argentina
1990s 2.52 million people 2.24 million people 280,750 people Argentina
2000s 3.78 million people 3.58 million people 202,050 people Argentina
2010s 5.26 million people 5.47 million people 206,100 people Colombia
2020s 6.97 million people 8.15 million people 1.18 million people Colombia
2030s 9.02 million people 10.57 million people 1.55 million people Colombia
2040s 11.08 million people 12.85 million people 1.77 million people Colombia
2050s 12.89 million people 14.92 million people 2.03 million people Colombia
2060s 14.64 million people 16.69 million people 2.04 million people Colombia
2070s 16.26 million people 18.11 million people 1.85 million people Colombia
2080s 17.63 million people 19.15 million people 1.52 million people Colombia
2090s 18.80 million people 19.86 million people 1.05 million people Colombia
2100s 19.56 million people 20.28 million people 715,400 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Argentina or Colombia?
Colombia, at 20.28 million people against 19.56 million people in Argentina as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Argentina and Colombia?
715,400 people, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for population by level of education?
Argentina ranks 39th and Colombia ranks 36th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by level of education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by level of education
Unit
people
Source
Wittgenstein Centre (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,005 data points, 1950–2100
Last refreshed

De facto population withpost_secondary education in a country or region.