School age population, upper secondary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 847,323 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
847,323 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
40th
of 205 countries
All-time high
898,299 number
in 2009
All-time low
480,148 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Colombia stood at 847,323 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 898,299 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 480,148 number, in 1970.
That places Colombia 40th 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 480,148 number | — |
| 1971 | 497,578 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 515,043 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 532,567 number | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 550,999 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 572,370 number | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 621,619 number | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 642,629 number | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 660,867 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 672,962 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 678,886 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 680,383 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 684,154 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 687,605 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 687,308 number | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 683,323 number | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 677,585 number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 671,355 number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 668,199 number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 674,334 number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 689,575 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 706,504 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 723,669 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 740,501 number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 754,659 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 766,096 number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 773,915 number | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 783,935 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 794,286 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 802,997 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 810,324 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 816,593 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 822,189 number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 828,883 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 839,744 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 854,380 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 867,817 number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 881,712 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 893,567 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 898,299 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 895,270 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 888,520 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 880,335 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 872,429 number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 868,250 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 868,141 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 871,088 number | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 873,285 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 872,077 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 863,377 number | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 847,323 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 574,678 number | 480,148 number | 672,962 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 679,313 number | 668,199 number | 687,605 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 753,614 number | 689,575 number | 802,997 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 851,351 number | 810,324 number | 898,299 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 875,277 number | 863,377 number | 895,270 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 847,323 number | 847,323 number | 847,323 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 37 Madagascar 906,683 number compare
- 38 Algeria 874,025 number compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 855,142 number compare
- 41 Cameroon 834,999 number compare
- 42 Malaysia 810,911 number compare
- 43 Uzbekistan 769,554 number compare
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, upper secondary education, male in Colombia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Colombia was 847,323 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 898,299 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 480,148 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.