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

Latest (2018)
5,687 number
Change on year
down 92.7%
World rank
68th
of 133 countries
All-time high
275,774 number
in 1998
All-time low
5,687 number
in 2018
Years of data
18
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Colombia, 1998–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820181998: 275.8k number1999: 252.2k number2000: 214.7k number2001: 208.6k number2002: 194.1k number2004: 128.5k number2005: 98.6k number2006: 104.8k number2007: 109.0k number2008: 131.9k number2009: 143.4k number2010: 138.3k number2011: 126.6k number2012: 104.0k number2013: 87.3k number2014: 80.8k number2017: 77.7k number2018: 5.7k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Colombia, 1998 to 2018.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2018 -92.7% 77,742 number 5,687 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 65 Bahrain 6,535 number compare
  2. 66 Korea 6,263 number compare
  3. 67 Serbia 6,253 number compare
  4. 69 Greece 5,264 number compare
  5. 70 Portugal 5,221 number compare
  6. 71 Mongolia 4,096 number compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/