School age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.59 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.59 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.80 million number
in 2006
All-time low
1.09 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia is 1.59 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 1.80 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million number, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 22nd of 205 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, lower secondary education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.09 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 million number | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.17 million number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.21 million number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.26 million number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.30 million number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1.37 million number | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 1.38 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.39 million number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.39 million number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1.39 million number | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.39 million number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.37 million number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.38 million number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.40 million number | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 1.43 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.47 million number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million number | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.59 million number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.61 million number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.65 million number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1.66 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.75 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.72 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.68 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.65 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 million number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.59 million number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.27 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.39 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.47 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.59 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million number | 1.68 million number | 1.80 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million number | 1.62 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.59 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Colombia was 1.59 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.