Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia

Colombia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 549,723 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
549,723 number
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
32nd
of 142 countries
All-time high
994,560 number
in 2005
All-time low
441,210 number
in 2011
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia, 2005–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2005201120182005: 994.6k number2006: 827.9k number2007: 727.3k number2008: 722.4k number2009: 599.1k number2010: 565.2k number2011: 441.2k number2012: 549.9k number2013: 485.4k number2014: 584.0k number2015: 609.4k number2016: 587.8k number2017: 588.1k number2018: 549.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia is 549,723 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia peaked at 994,560 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 441,210 number, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 32nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 994,560 number
2006 827,903 number -16.8%
2007 727,285 number -12.2%
2008 722,378 number -0.7%
2009 599,110 number -17.1%
2010 565,207 number -5.7%
2011 441,210 number -21.9%
2012 549,883 number +24.6%
2013 485,444 number -11.7%
2014 583,976 number +20.3%
2015 609,353 number +4.3%
2016 587,846 number -3.5%
2017 588,124 number +0.0%
2018 549,723 number -6.5%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 549,723 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,069 number, 11.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 549,723 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,069 number, 11.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 774,247 number 599,110 number 994,560 number 5
2010s 551,196 number 441,210 number 609,353 number 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 29 Morocco 666,429 number compare
  2. 30 Zimbabwe 586,035 number compare
  3. 31 Germany 564,999 number compare
  4. 33 United States of America 492,918 number compare
  5. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 481,034 number compare
  6. 35 Honduras 468,094 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Colombia was 549,723 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 994,560 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 441,210 number in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Colombia ranks 32nd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/