Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia

Colombia: Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 was 0.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2021
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.81996200820211996: 0.726 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.652 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.628 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.601 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.594 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.585 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.568 % of population aged 15-242005: 0.514 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.548 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.547 % of population aged 15-242010: 0.539 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.527 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.521 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.498 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.488 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.483 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.473 % of population aged 15-242017: 0.462 % of population aged 15-242018: 0.452 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.449 % of population aged 15-242020: 0.445 % of population aged 15-242021: 0.437 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2021, working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia stood at 0.4%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2021.

Colombia ranks 20th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.7%
1999 0.7% -10.2%
2000 0.6% -3.7%
2001 0.6% -4.3%
2002 0.6% -1.1%
2003 0.6% -1.5%
2004 0.6% -2.9%
2005 0.5% -9.5%
2008 0.5% +6.7%
2009 0.5% -0.1%
2010 0.5% -1.5%
2011 0.5% -2.2%
2012 0.5% -1.3%
2013 0.5% -4.4%
2014 0.5% -2.0%
2015 0.5% -1.0%
2016 0.5% -2.2%
2017 0.5% -2.3%
2018 0.5% -2.1%
2019 0.4% -0.7%
2020 0.4% -0.9%
2021 0.4% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 17 Mozambique 0.5% compare
  2. 18 Cambodia 0.4% compare
  3. 19 Romania 0.4% compare
  4. 21 Serbia 0.4% compare
  5. 22 Montenegro 0.4% compare
  6. 23 North Macedonia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Colombia was 0.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
How does Colombia rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24?
Colombia ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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