What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and United States of America?

95,675 number, with United States of America ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

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.

Colombia vs United States of America: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Colombia

358,579 number

in 2018

United States of America

454,254 number

in 2018

Colombia rank

36th

United States of America rank

33rd

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

Colombia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 454,254 number against 358,579 number in Colombia, a difference of 95,675 number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 33rd of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	489,768 number	1.08 million number	593,122 number	United States of America
2010s	358,858 number	832,146 number	473,288 number	United States of America

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 United States of America?: United States of America, at 454,254 number against 358,579 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and United States of America?: 95,675 number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Colombia ranks 36th and United States of America ranks 33rd 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: 04 September 2026

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