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

Colombia: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
28th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.292 % of rural youth population1999: 0.321 % of rural youth population2000: 0.208 % of rural youth population2001: 0.235 % of rural youth population2002: 0.23 % of rural youth population2003: 0.227 % of rural youth population2004: 0.236 % of rural youth population2005: 0.247 % of rural youth population2008: 0.245 % of rural youth population2009: 0.217 % of rural youth population2010: 0.209 % of rural youth population2011: 0.216 % of rural youth population2012: 0.219 % of rural youth population2013: 0.216 % of rural youth population2014: 0.215 % of rural youth population2015: 0.215 % of rural youth population2016: 0.207 % of rural youth population2017: 0.207 % of rural youth population2018: 0.214 % of rural youth population2019: 0.225 % of rural youth population2020: 0.261 % of rural youth population2021: 0.236 % of rural youth population

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

Analysis

In 2021, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

That places Colombia 28th out of 94 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of rural youth population Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.3% +9.9%
2000 0.2% -35.2%
2001 0.2% +13.1%
2002 0.2% -2.3%
2003 0.2% -1.2%
2004 0.2% +4.0%
2005 0.2% +4.8%
2008 0.2% -1.0%
2009 0.2% -11.4%
2010 0.2% -3.6%
2011 0.2% +3.2%
2012 0.2% +1.5%
2013 0.2% -1.1%
2014 0.2% -0.8%
2015 0.2% -0.1%
2016 0.2% -3.5%
2017 0.2% +0.1%
2018 0.2% +3.2%
2019 0.2% +5.2%
2020 0.3% +16.1%
2021 0.2% -9.6%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural 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
2000 -35.2% 0.3% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 26 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  3. 27 Mexico 0.2% compare
  4. 29 Brazil 0.2% compare
  5. 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  6. 31 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural in Colombia?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural 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, rural recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, rural (% of rural youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth population)
Unit
% of rural youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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