Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 4.92 million number against 276,937 number in Colombia as of 2019.

What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

4.64 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Colombia

276,937 number

in 2018

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

4.92 million number

in 2019

Colombia rank

28th

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

28th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Colombia
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 4.92 million number against 276,937 number in Colombia, a difference of 4.64 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 17.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 149 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	308,639 number	6.56 million number	6.26 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	356,331 number	5.29 million number	4.93 million number	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 4.92 million number against 276,937 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 4.64 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Colombia ranks 28th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/