How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?

9 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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs United States: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Colombia

351,015 number

in 2018

United States

344,551 number

in 2018

Colombia rank

30th

United States rank

31st

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

Colombia
United States

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 351,015 number against 344,551 number in United States, a difference of 6,464 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.

Colombia ranks 30th and United States ranks 31st of 136 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	560,275 number	769,035 number	208,760 number	United States
2010s	377,735 number	740,396 number	362,660 number	United States

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 United States?: Colombia, at 351,015 number against 344,551 number in United States as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Colombia and United States?: 6,464 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and United States rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Colombia ranks 30th and United States ranks 31st of 136 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,156 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/