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

Colombia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 251,630 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
251,630 number
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
31st
of 138 countries
All-time high
440,140 number
in 2005
All-time low
200,018 number
in 2011
Years of data
14
2005–2018

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2005201120182005: 440.1k number2006: 349.7k number2007: 302.6k number2008: 313.8k number2009: 263.2k number2010: 254.1k number2011: 200.0k number2012: 248.7k number2013: 215.3k number2014: 266.6k number2015: 278.2k number2016: 268.4k number2017: 270.7k number2018: 251.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Colombia stood at 251,630 number.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Colombia peaked at 440,140 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 200,018 number, in 2011.

That places Colombia 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 440,140 number
2006 349,697 number -20.5%
2007 302,616 number -13.5%
2008 313,798 number +3.7%
2009 263,192 number -16.1%
2010 254,132 number -3.4%
2011 200,018 number -21.3%
2012 248,655 number +24.3%
2013 215,321 number -13.4%
2014 266,625 number +23.8%
2015 278,242 number +4.4%
2016 268,391 number -3.5%
2017 270,711 number +0.9%
2018 251,630 number -7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 333,889 number 263,192 number 440,140 number 5
2010s 250,414 number 200,018 number 278,242 number 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 28 Zimbabwe 320,425 number compare
  2. 29 Philippines 308,748 number compare
  3. 30 Germany 272,824 number compare
  4. 32 Jordan 215,540 number compare
  5. 33 United States of America 213,231 number compare
  6. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 205,576 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Colombia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Colombia was 251,630 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 440,140 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 200,018 number in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Colombia ranks 31st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/