How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?

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

Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Colombia

117,716 number

in 2018

Europe & Central Asia

1.11 million number

in 2019

Colombia rank

32nd

Europe & Central Asia rank

34th

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

Colombia
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 1.11 million number against 117,716 number in Colombia, a difference of 991,364 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 9.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 148 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	123,171 number	1.61 million number	1.49 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	162,709 number	1.25 million number	1.09 million number	Europe & Central Asia

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 Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 1.11 million number against 117,716 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 Europe & Central Asia?: 991,364 number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Colombia ranks 32nd and Europe & Central Asia ranks 34th of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 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/