Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 5,687 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia stood at 5,687 number. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.7% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia peaked at 275,774 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5,687 number, in 2018.
That places Colombia 68th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 275,774 number | — |
| 1999 | 252,222 number | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 214,662 number | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 208,601 number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 194,055 number | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 128,451 number | -33.8% |
| 2005 | 98,609 number | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 104,808 number | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 108,994 number | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 131,902 number | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 143,351 number | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 138,261 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 126,565 number | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 103,957 number | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 87,317 number | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 80,828 number | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 77,742 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5,687 number | -92.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5,687 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,687 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5,687 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,422 number, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -92.7% | 77,742 number | 5,687 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 263,998 number | 252,222 number | 275,774 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 148,159 number | 98,609 number | 214,662 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 88,622 number | 5,687 number | 138,261 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia was 5,687 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 275,774 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,687 number in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Colombia ranks 68th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. 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 children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/