Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Colombia
358,579 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.69 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
36th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
37th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.69 million number against 358,579 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.33 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 147 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 477,106 number 3.79 million number 3.31 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 358,858 number 2.16 million number 1.80 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.69 million number against 358,579 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.33 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 36th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.