Population, ages 10-17, total in Colombia
Colombia: Population, ages 10-17, total was 7.15 million in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 10-17, total in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.15 million for population, ages 10-17, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 10-17, total in Colombia peaked at 7.30 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.20 million, in 1990.
That places Colombia 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.53 million | 6.20 million | 6.81 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.14 million | 6.87 million | 7.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.24 million | 7.15 million | 7.30 million | 6 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 10-17, total in Colombia?
- Population, ages 10-17, total in Colombia was 7.15 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 10-17, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.30 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, ages 10-17, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.20 million in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for population, ages 10-17, total?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 10-17, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 10-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 10-17, total is the total population age 10-17.