MEN_INDICADORES_GENERACION_E: Beneficiary Statistics for Colombia's Generation E Program

Statistical information from Colombia's Generation E program related to the number of beneficiaries. The dataset includes columns for indicators, municipality and department codes and names, and dates. It is hosted on the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze beneficiary trends over time using FECHA_CORTE and INDICADOR 1. BENEFICIARIOS_GE.
• Compare program uptake across departments using COD_DANE_DEPARTAMENTO and NOMBRE_DEPARTAMENTO.
• Map beneficiary distribution at the municipal level using COD_DANE_MUNICIPIO and NOMBRE_MUNICIPIO.
• Join with other Colombian socioeconomic datasets using the standardized COD_DANE_MUNICIPIO and COD_DANE_DEPARTAMENTO codes.

Strengths

• Includes standardized Colombian geographic identifiers (COD_DANE_MUNICIPIO, COD_DANE_DEPARTAMENTO) for interoperability.
• Provides temporal data points with FECHA_CORTE and FECHA columns for time-series analysis.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely administrative data from the Generation E program.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:14:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, indicated by department and municipality columns.