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 1.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia is 1.5%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.8% on the previous year and down 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 107th of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 13.9% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -86.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 17% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 18% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 17.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 1.5% | 17.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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 1.5% 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 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Colombia ranks 107th out of 132 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 90.7%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/