Australia vs Colombia: Population by level of education

Australia
21.16 million people
in 2100
Colombia
20.28 million people
in 2100
Australia rank
35th
Colombia rank
36th

Population by level of education over time

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

How they compare

Australia currently reports 21.16 million people against 20.28 million people in Colombia, a difference of 886,700 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 35th and Colombia ranks 36th of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Colombia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1950s 158,650 people 104,050 people 54,600 people Australia
1960s 390,100 people 231,500 people 158,600 people Australia
1970s 920,150 people 577,050 people 343,100 people Australia
1980s 1.79 million people 1.27 million people 527,150 people Australia
1990s 2.95 million people 2.24 million people 710,000 people Australia
2000s 4.29 million people 3.58 million people 709,250 people Australia
2010s 6.27 million people 5.47 million people 795,600 people Australia
2020s 8.38 million people 8.15 million people 230,300 people Australia
2030s 10.38 million people 10.57 million people 188,400 people Colombia
2040s 12.42 million people 12.85 million people 428,550 people Colombia
2050s 14.31 million people 14.92 million people 610,350 people Colombia
2060s 16.15 million people 16.69 million people 534,750 people Colombia
2070s 17.92 million people 18.11 million people 185,950 people Colombia
2080s 19.41 million people 19.15 million people 264,250 people Australia
2090s 20.51 million people 19.86 million people 658,700 people Australia
2100s 21.16 million people 20.28 million people 886,700 people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by level of education, Australia or Colombia?
Australia, at 21.16 million people against 20.28 million people in Colombia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by level of education between Australia and Colombia?
886,700 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for population by level of education?
Australia ranks 35th 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.