Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 360,052 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 360,052 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 437,262 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 338,243 number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 338,243 number | — |
| 1971 | 345,395 number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 349,696 number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 351,684 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 351,816 number | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 350,510 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 348,871 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 346,080 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 343,423 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 341,986 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 342,928 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 347,186 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 354,755 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 363,953 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 372,982 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 379,528 number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 384,959 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 388,775 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 391,480 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 393,674 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 396,209 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 399,386 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 402,083 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 404,606 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 407,265 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 410,402 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 415,103 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 421,394 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 428,033 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 433,689 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 436,710 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 437,262 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 434,768 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 430,368 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 425,292 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 421,180 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 418,131 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 415,939 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 413,830 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 410,925 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 406,159 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 399,498 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 390,767 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 381,336 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 372,648 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 366,344 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 362,575 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 361,110 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 360,974 number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 361,039 number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 360,052 number | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 360,052 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 360,052 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 15.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 346,770 number | 338,243 number | 351,816 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 372,022 number | 342,928 number | 393,674 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,817 number | 396,209 number | 433,689 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 424,440 number | 410,925 number | 437,262 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 376,245 number | 360,974 number | 406,159 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 360,052 number | 360,052 number | 360,052 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 37 Germany 364,003 number compare
- 38 Madagascar 361,877 number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 361,088 number compare
- 41 Morocco 335,484 number compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 315,458 number compare
- 43 Mali 304,345 number compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Colombia was 360,052 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 437,262 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 338,243 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.