School age population, primary education, female in Colombia

Colombia: School age population, primary education, female was 1.82 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.82 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
39th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.17 million number
in 2002
All-time low
1.59 million number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2020

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 France 2.04 million number compare
  2. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 2.03 million number compare
  3. 38 Morocco 1.92 million number compare
  4. 40 Zambia 1.77 million number compare
  5. 41 Madagascar 1.75 million number compare
  6. 42 Burkina Faso 1.72 million number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.