Argentina vs Colombia: Primary education, pupils

Argentina

4.58 million

in 2023

Colombia

4.14 million

in 2022

Argentina rank

37th

Colombia rank

40th

Primary education, pupils over time

Argentina currently reports 4.58 million against 4.14 million in Colombia, a difference of 439,820.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 37th and Colombia ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Indicator: Primary education, pupils
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.