School age population, pre-primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 1.12 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.12 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 1.28 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million, in 2016.
Colombia ranks 31st 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, pre-primary education, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.22 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.19 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.14 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.13 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.23 million | 1.16 million | 1.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.10 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.12 million | 1.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Colombia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Colombia was 1.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 31st out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release