How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both

Colombia

549,723 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia

4.09 million number

in 2019

Colombia rank

32nd

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both over time

Colombia
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 4.09 million number against 549,723 number in Colombia, a difference of 3.54 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 7.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 142 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	774,247 number	7.33 million number	6.56 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	551,196 number	5.14 million number	4.59 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 4.09 million number against 549,723 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?: 3.54 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?: Colombia ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/