Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female

Colombia
251,630 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
4.12 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

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

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 4.12 million number against 251,630 number in Colombia, a difference of 3.87 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 16.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 138 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 333,889 number 5.17 million number 4.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 250,414 number 4.57 million number 4.32 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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, female, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 4.12 million number against 251,630 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
3.87 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Colombia ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/