Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Colombia
635,516 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
10.43 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
29th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 10.43 million number against 635,516 number in Colombia, a difference of 9.80 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 139 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 785,745 number 12.74 million number 11.96 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 715,189 number 11.56 million number 10.85 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 10.43 million number against 635,516 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
9.80 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Colombia ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/