School age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 2.22 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia is 2.22 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia peaked at 2.22 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.00 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 million number | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 1.09 million number | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 1.14 million number | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.23 million number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1.33 million number | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 1.38 million number | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.42 million number | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1.48 million number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.57 million number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 1.61 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.63 million number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.65 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.67 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.67 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.67 million number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.67 million number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.65 million number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.65 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.71 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 1.75 million number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.85 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.88 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.91 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million number | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.98 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.00 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.06 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.16 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.20 million number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.19 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 million number | 1.00 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.67 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million number | 1.91 million number | 2.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.19 million number | 2.16 million number | 2.22 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, male in Colombia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Colombia was 2.22 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.22 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.