Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia

Colombia: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
77th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.020.040.060.080.11996200820211996: 0.09 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.094 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.09 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.087 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.09 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.093 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.086 % of population with low education in working age2005: 0.085 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.08 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.083 % of population with low education in working age2010: 0.082 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.081 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.082 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.081 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.077 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.077 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.077 % of population with low education in working age2017: 0.078 % of population with low education in working age2018: 0.076 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.072 % of population with low education in working age2020: 0.071 % of population with low education in working age2021: 0.068 % of population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 0.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.

That places Colombia 77th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 74 Russia 0.1% compare
  2. 75 Greece 0.1% compare
  3. 76 Portugal 0.1% compare
  4. 78 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
  5. 79 China (People’s Republic of) 0.1% compare
  6. 80 Uruguay 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Colombia was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Colombia ranks 77th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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