School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 4.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia is 4.43 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 4.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.66 million, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 25th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.66 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.77 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.97 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 4.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 4.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.18 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 4.19 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.19 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 4.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.16 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.10 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 4.43 million | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.80 million | 3.66 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 million | 4.03 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.22 million | 4.10 million | 4.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Colombia was 4.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release