Population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia
Colombia: Population of compulsory school age, male was 5.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia is 5.05 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia peaked at 5.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 26th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.14 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 4.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 4.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.25 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.15 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.11 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 4.88 million | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 4.84 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.82 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.05 million | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.25 million | 4.14 million | 4.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million | 4.07 million | 4.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.89 million | 4.85 million | 5.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Colombia was 5.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release