Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia

Colombia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 0.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.8%
Change on year
down 92.7%
World rank
120th
of 133 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.8%
in 2018
Years of data
18
1998–2018

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

01020301998200820181998: 31.1 %1999: 28.2 %2000: 24 %2001: 23.4 %2002: 22 %2004: 14.9 %2005: 11.5 %2006: 12.3 %2007: 12.9 %2008: 15.7 %2009: 17.2 %2010: 16.9 %2011: 15.8 %2012: 13.3 %2013: 11.4 %2014: 10.8 %2017: 10.6 %2018: 0.772 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia stood at 0.8%. 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 95.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia peaked at 31.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2018.

That places Colombia 120th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Colombia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 31.1%
1999 28.2% -9.4%
2000 24.0% -14.9%
2001 23.4% -2.4%
2002 22.0% -6.1%
2004 14.9% -32.1%
2005 11.5% -22.7%
2006 12.3% +7.0%
2007 12.9% +4.5%
2008 15.7% +21.7%
2009 17.2% +9.7%
2010 16.9% -2.0%
2011 15.8% -6.6%
2012 13.3% -15.8%
2013 11.4% -13.8%
2014 10.8% -5.4%
2017 10.6% -2.1%
2018 0.8% -92.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.7% 28.2% 31.1% 2
2000s 17.1% 11.5% 24.0% 9
2010s 11.4% 0.8% 16.9% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia was 0.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Colombia ranks 120th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/