Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 376,879 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 376,879 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 455,693 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 345,156 number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 38th 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 345,156 number | — |
| 1971 | 352,811 number | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 357,392 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 359,588 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 359,934 number | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 358,815 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 357,823 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 355,058 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 352,354 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 350,868 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 351,876 number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 356,229 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 364,575 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 374,976 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 385,369 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 393,074 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 399,143 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 403,271 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 406,118 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 408,428 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 411,270 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 415,251 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 418,505 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 421,397 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 424,252 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 427,479 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 432,446 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 439,121 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 446,178 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 452,155 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 455,267 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 455,693 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 453,173 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 448,786 number | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 443,701 number | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 439,475 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 436,253 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 434,086 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 432,087 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 429,269 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 424,438 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 417,524 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 408,382 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 398,494 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 389,440 number | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 382,976 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 379,009 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 377,610 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 377,663 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 377,883 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 376,879 number | -0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 376,879 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,052 number, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 376,879 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 15.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 354,980 number | 345,156 number | 359,934 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 384,306 number | 351,876 number | 408,428 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,805 number | 411,270 number | 452,155 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 442,779 number | 429,269 number | 455,693 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 393,342 number | 377,610 number | 424,438 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,879 number | 376,879 number | 376,879 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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, male in Colombia?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Colombia was 376,879 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 455,693 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 345,156 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.