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

Colombia: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 298,093 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
298,093 number
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
29th
of 138 countries
All-time high
554,420 number
in 2005
All-time low
241,192 number
in 2011
Years of data
14
2005–2018

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2005201120182005: 554.4k number2006: 478.2k number2007: 424.7k number2008: 408.6k number2009: 335.9k number2010: 311.1k number2011: 241.2k number2012: 301.2k number2013: 270.1k number2014: 317.4k number2015: 331.1k number2016: 319.5k number2017: 317.4k number2018: 298.1k 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, male in Colombia is 298,093 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Colombia peaked at 554,420 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 241,192 number, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 29th of 138 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, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 554,420 number
2006 478,206 number -13.7%
2007 424,669 number -11.2%
2008 408,580 number -3.8%
2009 335,918 number -17.8%
2010 311,075 number -7.4%
2011 241,192 number -22.5%
2012 301,228 number +24.9%
2013 270,123 number -10.3%
2014 317,351 number +17.5%
2015 331,111 number +4.3%
2016 319,455 number -3.5%
2017 317,413 number -0.6%
2018 298,093 number -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 440,359 number 335,918 number 554,420 number 5
2010s 300,782 number 241,192 number 331,111 number 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 26 Cambodia 372,528 number
  2. 27 Burundi 366,304 number compare
  3. 28 Morocco 303,885 number compare
  4. 30 Germany 292,175 number compare
  5. 31 United States of America 279,687 number compare
  6. 32 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 275,458 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Colombia?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Colombia was 298,093 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 554,420 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 241,192 number in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Colombia ranks 29th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/