Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia

Colombia: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
35th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.050.10.151996200820211996: 0.068 % of male youth population1999: 0.099 % of male youth population2000: 0.065 % of male youth population2001: 0.069 % of male youth population2002: 0.08 % of male youth population2003: 0.076 % of male youth population2004: 0.082 % of male youth population2005: 0.078 % of male youth population2008: 0.076 % of male youth population2009: 0.068 % of male youth population2010: 0.063 % of male youth population2011: 0.062 % of male youth population2012: 0.067 % of male youth population2013: 0.068 % of male youth population2014: 0.068 % of male youth population2015: 0.064 % of male youth population2016: 0.068 % of male youth population2017: 0.071 % of male youth population2018: 0.074 % of male youth population2019: 0.08 % of male youth population2020: 0.148 % of male youth population2021: 0.096 % of male youth population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male youth population.

Analysis

In 2021, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.

Colombia ranks 35th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of male youth population Change
1996 0.1%
1999 0.1% +46.0%
2000 0.1% -35.0%
2001 0.1% +6.3%
2002 0.1% +15.9%
2003 0.1% -4.1%
2004 0.1% +7.0%
2005 0.1% -3.9%
2008 0.1% -3.7%
2009 0.1% -9.9%
2010 0.1% -8.2%
2011 0.1% -0.7%
2012 0.1% +7.4%
2013 0.1% +2.6%
2014 0.1% -0.2%
2015 0.1% -6.9%
2016 0.1% +7.1%
2017 0.1% +4.0%
2018 0.1% +4.7%
2019 0.1% +8.1%
2020 0.1% +84.4%
2021 0.1% -35.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +84.4% 0.1% 0.1%

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. 32 Kenya 0.1% compare
  2. 33 Tunisia 0.1% compare
  3. 34 Mongolia 0.1% compare
  4. 36 Chile 0.1% compare
  5. 37 Brazil 0.1% compare
  6. 38 Cambodia 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male in Colombia was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male?
Colombia ranks 35th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, male (% of male youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, male (% of male youth population)
Unit
% of male youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed