School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 385,479 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
385,479 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
32nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
453,144 number
in 2004
All-time low
300,460 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 385,479 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 453,144 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 300,460 number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 32nd out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 300,460 number | — |
| 1971 | 311,734 number | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 322,651 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 333,689 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 343,262 number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 348,908 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 353,265 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 354,095 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 353,863 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 351,951 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 348,606 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 345,631 number | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 343,401 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 343,150 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 347,665 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 357,145 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 365,719 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 374,165 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 382,182 number | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 388,048 number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 391,392 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 395,955 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 401,108 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 406,051 number | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 410,017 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 412,847 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 414,906 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 417,613 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 421,377 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 427,374 number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 435,441 number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 441,931 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 447,793 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 452,205 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 453,144 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 450,310 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 447,169 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 443,789 number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 440,343 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 438,081 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 437,114 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 434,960 number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 431,953 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 427,880 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 421,483 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 412,849 number | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 405,391 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 398,729 number | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 392,780 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 388,390 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 385,479 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 337,388 number | 300,460 number | 354,095 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,571 number | 343,150 number | 388,048 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 409,864 number | 391,392 number | 427,374 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 445,021 number | 435,441 number | 453,144 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 415,153 number | 388,390 number | 437,114 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 385,479 number | 385,479 number | 385,479 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, male in Colombia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Colombia was 385,479 number in 2020, 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 453,144 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 300,460 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.