Secondary education, pupils in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, pupils was 4.85 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Colombia is 4.85 million, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Colombia peaked at 5.13 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 750,055, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 25th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 750,055 | — |
| 1971 | 837,458 | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 916,165 | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million | +26.6% |
| 1974 | 1.28 million | +10.7% |
| 1975 | 1.37 million | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.62 million | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.63 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.69 million | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 1.73 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.82 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.82 million | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.89 million | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.14 million | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 2.19 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.24 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 2.28 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.38 million | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 2.69 million | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 2.83 million | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2.94 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 3.03 million | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.25 million | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 3.55 million | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 3.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.57 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.72 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.05 million | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 4.30 million | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 4.51 million | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.68 million | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 4.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 4.99 million | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 5.08 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.90 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.83 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 4.79 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 4.78 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.86 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.85 million | -1.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.85 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 524,692, 9.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.85 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 177,095, 27.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, pupils in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +26.6% | 916,165 | 1.16 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 million | 750,055 | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.98 million | 1.73 million | 2.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 million | 2.38 million | 3.59 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.32 million | 3.57 million | 4.99 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million | 4.78 million | 5.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 million | 4.85 million | 4.93 million | 3 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Colombia?
- Secondary education, pupils in Colombia was 4.85 million in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 750,055 in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.