Total Student Enrollment in Colombia, 2018-2024, with Demographic and Academic Details

From 2018 to 2024, this dataset records students with active enrollment in academic programs in Colombia. It includes demographic, socioeconomic, and academic program details for each student. The data is hosted by the Colombian government on the datos.gov.co platform and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing enrollment trends over time using the Periodo column.
• Investigating socioeconomic disparities in access to higher education using the Estrato and Tipo Colegio columns.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of student origins using the Departamento Origen column.
• Comparing enrollment by academic field and level using the Facultad, Nivel Académico, and Nivel Formación columns.

Strengths

• Covers a multi-year period from 2018 to 2024.
• Includes 11 columns with demographic, socioeconomic, and academic details.
• Sourced from the official Colombian government open data portal (datos.gov.co).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian government open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from educational institutions.

Time Range

2018-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:01:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia (implied by Departamento Origen column and source domain .gov.co).