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.
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
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2022)
- Labor force, total 27.10 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.6% (2025)
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.