School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 4.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia stood at 4.51 million.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 4.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.33 million, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 19th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.59 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.58 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.53 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.49 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.46 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.40 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.58 million | +96.4% |
| 2013 | 4.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.53 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.51 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.63 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.61 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.55 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.51 million | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.50 million | 2.38 million | 2.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.11 million | 2.33 million | 4.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.60 million | 4.51 million | 4.68 million | 5 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Colombia was 4.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.33 million in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release