School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 368,810 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
368,810 number
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
32nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
434,613 number
in 2004
All-time low
297,352 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia stood at 368,810 number.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 434,613 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 297,352 number, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 297,352 number | — |
| 1971 | 308,838 number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 319,503 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 329,706 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 338,181 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 343,077 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 346,353 number | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 346,522 number | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 345,753 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 343,651 number | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 340,516 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 338,586 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 337,362 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 337,805 number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 342,164 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 350,529 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 358,184 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 365,509 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 372,344 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 377,450 number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 380,568 number | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 384,407 number | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 388,324 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 391,897 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 394,834 number | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 397,141 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 399,253 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 401,513 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 404,560 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 409,814 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 417,248 number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 423,784 number | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 429,568 number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 433,845 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 434,613 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 431,622 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 428,743 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 425,653 number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 422,447 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 420,208 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 419,026 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 416,822 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 413,839 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 409,822 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 403,542 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 395,069 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 388,005 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 381,621 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 375,886 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 371,631 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 368,810 number | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331,894 number | 297,352 number | 346,522 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 352,045 number | 337,362 number | 377,450 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 395,231 number | 380,568 number | 409,814 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 426,773 number | 417,248 number | 434,613 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,526 number | 371,631 number | 419,026 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 368,810 number | 368,810 number | 368,810 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Colombia was 368,810 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 434,613 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 297,352 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.