Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Colombia
Colombia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) was 856,845 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
856,845 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
16th
of 105 countries
All-time high
856,845 number
in 2018
All-time low
699,268 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in Colombia, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 856,845 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
That places Colombia 16th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 699,268 number | — |
| 2014 | 743,878 number | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 782,202 number | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 829,416 number | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 851,646 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 856,845 number | +0.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 856,845 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 148,829 number, 5.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 856,845 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 218,616 number, 3.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 13 United Kingdom 906,452 number compare
- 14 South Korea 876,469 number compare
- 15 Germany 875,203 number compare
- 17 Pakistan 761,169 number compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 703,490 number compare
- 19 Spain 659,866 number compare
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Colombia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in Colombia was 856,845 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 856,845 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 699,268 number in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- Colombia ranks 16th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.