Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia

Colombia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 191,794 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
191,794 number
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
36th
of 142 countries
All-time high
275,738 number
in 2006
All-time low
168,217 number
in 2016
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia, 2005–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2005201120182005: 270.8k number2006: 275.7k number2007: 256.1k number2008: 265.1k number2009: 241.3k number2010: 219.6k number2011: 190.5k number2012: 215.4k number2013: 187.2k number2014: 205.4k number2015: 184.9k number2016: 168.2k number2017: 183.6k number2018: 191.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 191,794 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia peaked at 275,738 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 168,217 number, in 2016.

That places Colombia 36th out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
Year number Change
2005 270,834 number
2006 275,738 number +1.8%
2007 256,148 number -7.1%
2008 265,062 number +3.5%
2009 241,336 number -9.0%
2010 219,578 number -9.0%
2011 190,484 number -13.2%
2012 215,398 number +13.1%
2013 187,241 number -13.1%
2014 205,382 number +9.7%
2015 184,859 number -10.0%
2016 168,217 number -9.0%
2017 183,582 number +9.1%
2018 191,794 number +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 261,824 number 241,336 number 275,738 number 5
2010s 194,059 number 168,217 number 219,578 number 9

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Morocco 233,893 number compare
  2. 34 Burundi 228,260 number compare
  3. 35 Guinea 216,924 number compare
  4. 37 Germany 160,600 number compare
  5. 38 Argentina 157,795 number compare
  6. 39 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 149,667 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Colombia was 191,794 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 275,738 number in 2006.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 168,217 number in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Colombia ranks 36th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.