School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 845,040 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
845,040
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
44th
of 220 countries
All-time high
845,040
in 2024
All-time low
762,358
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 845,040 for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Colombia peaked at 845,040 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 762,358, in 2000.
That places Colombia 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 762,358 | — |
| 2001 | 764,072 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 767,605 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 773,357 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 782,229 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 793,600 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 804,916 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 814,956 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 823,238 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 829,692 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 833,781 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 835,095 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 833,822 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 830,262 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 824,547 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 817,237 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 809,937 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 803,240 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 800,795 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 800,786 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 794,105 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 789,530 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 785,336 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 783,844 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 845,040 | +7.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 845,040 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,318, 6.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 845,040 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52,059, 16.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 791,602 | 762,358 | 829,692 | 10 |
| 2010s | 818,950 | 800,786 | 835,095 | 10 |
| 2020s | 799,571 | 783,844 | 845,040 | 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, upper secondary education, female in Colombia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Colombia was 845,040 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 845,040 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 762,358 in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release