Colombia: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2018, Colombia's secondary education, general pupils rose 0.7% on 2017 (from 4.43 million to 4.46 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2017), the average change was +3% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 34.6% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.3% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 35,784 a year. A straight line explains 63% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Colombia had the 9th highest value of the 85 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Colombia in the 2018 ranking

• Viet Nam — 5th of 85: 7.88 million
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6th of 85: 7.12 million
• Thailand — 7th of 85: 5.61 million
• Myanmar — 9th of 85: 4.18 million
• Algeria — 10th of 85: 4.08 million
• Saudi Arabia — 11th of 85: 3.09 million

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 41 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,574 (2018)
• Argentina — 4.61 million (2017)
• Bahamas, The — 26,884 (2018)
• Barbados — 19,571 (2018)
• Belize — 37,052 (2018)
• Bolivia — 445,168 (2018)
• Brazil — 22.16 million (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,176 (2017)
• Cayman Islands — 3,476 (2018)
• Chile — 1.23 million (2017)
• Costa Rica

More education data for Colombia

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 4.14 million (2022)
• Primary education, teachers — 180,781 (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.97 (2020)
• Secondary education, pupils — 4.85 million (2022)
• Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.13% (2018)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, primary — 23.3 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's secondary education, general pupils?

4.46 million in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 727.94% from 538,479 in 1970 (4.5% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.84 million in 2011 and the lowest 538,479 in 1970.

How does Colombia rank?

9th highest of 85 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for Colombia?

In 2018, Colombia's secondary education, general pupils rose 0.7% on 2017 (from 4.43 million to 4.46 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2017), the average change was +3% and a typical year strayed about 3.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.GC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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