MEN Matriculation by Gender and Age: 2020 Colombian Pre-School, Basic, and Media Education

MEN_MATRICULACION_POR_GENERO_EDAD contains data on gender parity indices (IPG=F/M) and enrollment indicators for Pre-school, Basic, and Media Education, disaggregated by gender, age, and Certified Territorial Entity (ETC) for the year 2020. The dataset is hosted on the Socrata platform via the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co. It includes columns for enrollment counts by gender and age group, gender parity indices for specific age ranges, and territorial codes.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender parity in enrollment for ages 3-4 and 5 using IPG_TMATRICULACION_3y4 and IPG_TMATRICULACION_5.
• Compare male and female enrollment rates for ages 11-14 using TASA_MATRICULACION_FEM_11a14 and TASA_MATRICULACION_MASC_11a14.
• Map enrollment statistics by territorial entity using CODIGOETC, DEPARTAMENTO, and columns like MATRICULACION_FEM_15y16.
• Study age-specific enrollment distributions using columns for different age groups such as Hom_6a10 and Muj_15y16.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated by gender, multiple age groups, and territorial entity (ETC), allowing for granular analysis.
• Includes specific gender parity index (IPG) calculations for key age ranges.
• The dataset's last update timestamp is recorded as 2026-05-18 18:10:35.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• The dataset description and metadata are in Spanish; column names require translation for broader accessibility.
• Data is from a single year (2020), limiting longitudinal analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely administrative data collected by the Colombian Ministry of National Education (MEN).

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:10:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, disaggregated by Certified Territorial Entity (ETC) and department.