School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (tertiary) was 2.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Colombia is 2.17 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Colombia peaked at 2.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.84 million, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 26th 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, female (number) (tertiary) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.84 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.00 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.09 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.07 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.05 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.17 million | +7.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.17 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 228,092, 9.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.17 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 111,817, 19.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.90 million | 1.84 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 million | 2.00 million | 2.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 million | 2.02 million | 2.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Colombia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Colombia was 2.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 million in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release