School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 418,228 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 418,228 for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 434,536 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 397,190, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 33rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 411,733 | — |
| 2001 | 417,797 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 423,120 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 428,397 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 430,997 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 433,469 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 434,536 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 434,355 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 432,913 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 430,153 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 426,462 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 422,130 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 417,525 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 412,680 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 407,871 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 403,920 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 400,247 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 397,718 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 397,190 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 400,383 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 401,274 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 402,573 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 403,863 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 404,814 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 418,228 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 427,747 | 411,733 | 434,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 408,613 | 397,190 | 426,462 | 10 |
| 2020s | 406,150 | 401,274 | 418,228 | 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, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia was 418,228 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 434,536 in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 397,190 in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 33rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release