Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia

Colombia: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
54th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1996
All-time low
0.8%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.20.40.60.811996200820211996: 0.96 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.929 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.935 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.896 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.921 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.909 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.91 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242005: 0.905 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.919 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.911 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242010: 0.898 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.89 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.898 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.901 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.908 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.899 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.89 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242017: 0.881 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242018: 0.875 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.872 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242020: 0.826 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242021: 0.837 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.8% for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia peaked at 1.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.

That places Colombia 54th out of 89 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.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1996 1.0%
1999 0.9% -3.3%
2000 0.9% +0.7%
2001 0.9% -4.2%
2002 0.9% +2.9%
2003 0.9% -1.3%
2004 0.9% +0.1%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2008 0.9% +1.5%
2009 0.9% -0.8%
2010 0.9% -1.4%
2011 0.9% -0.9%
2012 0.9% +0.9%
2013 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% +0.9%
2015 0.9% -1.0%
2016 0.9% -1.0%
2017 0.9% -1.0%
2018 0.9% -0.6%
2019 0.9% -0.4%
2020 0.8% -5.3%
2021 0.8% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 8
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 51 Philippines 0.9% compare
  2. 52 Indonesia 0.9% compare
  3. 53 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  4. 55 Paraguay 0.8% compare
  5. 56 Kazakhstan 0.8% compare
  6. 57 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia was 0.8% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Colombia ranks 54th out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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