School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.66 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.66 million number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.76 million number
in 2009
All-time low
961,664 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia stood at 1.66 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 1.76 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 961,664 number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 41st out of 205 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 961,664 number | — |
| 1971 | 996,515 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1.03 million number | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million number | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1.11 million number | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1.25 million number | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.28 million number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.32 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.34 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.35 million number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.37 million number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.36 million number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.35 million number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.34 million number | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.34 million number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.38 million number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.41 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.50 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.57 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.59 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.62 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.63 million number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.65 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.76 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.73 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.70 million number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.71 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.71 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.69 million number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.15 million number | 961,664 number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.37 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.50 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million number | 1.69 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1.66 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia was 1.66 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 961,664 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.