Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia

Colombia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8813 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.8813 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
76th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.89 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.7419 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia, 2005–2018

00.20.40.60.82005201120182005: 0.827 GPIA2006: 0.761 GPIA2007: 0.742 GPIA2008: 0.8 GPIA2009: 0.816 GPIA2010: 0.851 GPIA2011: 0.863 GPIA2012: 0.859 GPIA2013: 0.83 GPIA2014: 0.876 GPIA2015: 0.877 GPIA2016: 0.876 GPIA2017: 0.89 GPIA2018: 0.881 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.8813 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia peaked at 0.89 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7419 GPIA, in 2007.

That places Colombia 76th out of 137 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
2005 0.8268 GPIA
2006 0.7614 GPIA -7.9%
2007 0.7419 GPIA -2.6%
2008 0.7997 GPIA +7.8%
2009 0.816 GPIA +2.0%
2010 0.8508 GPIA +4.3%
2011 0.8635 GPIA +1.5%
2012 0.8595 GPIA -0.5%
2013 0.8302 GPIA -3.4%
2014 0.8756 GPIA +5.5%
2015 0.8767 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.8765 GPIA -0.0%
2017 0.89 GPIA +1.5%
2018 0.8813 GPIA -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7892 GPIA 0.7419 GPIA 0.8268 GPIA 5
2010s 0.8671 GPIA 0.8302 GPIA 0.89 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 73 Ghana 0.8887 GPIA compare
  2. 74 Mauritania 0.8887 GPIA compare
  3. 75 Namibia 0.8879 GPIA
  4. 77 Austria 0.8662 GPIA compare
  5. 78 Myanmar 0.8564 GPIA compare
  6. 79 Tuvalu 0.8549 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Colombia was 0.8813 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 2017.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7419 GPIA in 2007.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Colombia ranks 76th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/