Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia
Colombia: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
27th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
22
1996–2021
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with high education.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Colombia ranks 27th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of youth population with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia?
- Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary in Colombia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Colombia rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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