School age population, primary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.82 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 1.82 million number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 2.17 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.59 million number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 39th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.81 million number | 1.70 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.02 million number | 1.94 million number | 2.11 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.93 million number | 1.83 million number | 2.07 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.82 million number | 1.82 million number | 1.82 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 36 France 2.04 million number compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 2.03 million number compare
- 38 Morocco 1.92 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare
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, primary education, female in Colombia?
- School age population, primary education, female in Colombia was 1.82 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million number in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.59 million number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.