Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Colombia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 10.19 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

9.56 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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 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.

Colombia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Colombia

635,516 number

in 2018

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

10.19 million number

in 2019

Colombia rank

31st

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

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

Colombia
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 10.19 million number against 635,516 number in Colombia, a difference of 9.56 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 16.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 139 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	785,745 number	12.53 million number	11.74 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	715,189 number	11.32 million number	10.60 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 10.19 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 9.56 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Colombia ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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: 04 September 2026

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/