What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

109,880 number, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.

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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Colombia

358,579 number

in 2018

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

248,699 number

in 2017

Colombia rank

36th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

38th

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

Colombia
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 358,579 number against 248,699 number in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 109,880 number.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 36th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 38th of 147 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	477,106 number	351,036 number	126,070 number	Colombia
2010s	358,893 number	276,282 number	82,611 number	Colombia

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 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Colombia, at 358,579 number against 248,699 number in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 109,880 number, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Colombia ranks 36th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 38th 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.