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

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

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
36th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
22
1996–2021

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

00.050.10.150.21996200820211996: 0.194 % of total youth population1999: 0.205 % of total youth population2000: 0.158 % of total youth population2001: 0.173 % of total youth population2002: 0.177 % of total youth population2003: 0.166 % of total youth population2004: 0.177 % of total youth population2005: 0.178 % of total youth population2008: 0.169 % of total youth population2009: 0.154 % of total youth population2010: 0.146 % of total youth population2011: 0.147 % of total youth population2012: 0.146 % of total youth population2013: 0.146 % of total youth population2014: 0.144 % of total youth population2015: 0.143 % of total youth population2016: 0.141 % of total youth population2017: 0.146 % of total youth population2018: 0.15 % of total youth population2019: 0.156 % of total youth population2020: 0.225 % of total youth population2021: 0.17 % of total youth population

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

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Colombia peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Colombia ranks 36th of 111 countries on this measure, 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, total in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of total youth population Change
1996 0.2%
1999 0.2% +5.4%
2000 0.2% -23.0%
2001 0.2% +9.5%
2002 0.2% +2.6%
2003 0.2% -6.4%
2004 0.2% +6.9%
2005 0.2% +0.7%
2008 0.2% -5.5%
2009 0.2% -8.6%
2010 0.1% -5.6%
2011 0.1% +0.8%
2012 0.1% -0.2%
2013 0.1% -0.2%
2014 0.1% -1.4%
2015 0.1% -0.7%
2016 0.1% -1.6%
2017 0.1% +3.5%
2018 0.2% +3.1%
2019 0.2% +3.7%
2020 0.2% +44.2%
2021 0.2% -24.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.2% 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, total 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 +44.2% 0.2% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 33 Nigeria 0.2% compare
  2. 34 Peru 0.2% compare
  3. 35 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  4. 37 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
  5. 38 Zambia 0.2% compare
  6. 39 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total in Colombia?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total 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, total 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, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total?
Colombia ranks 36th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, total (% of total youth population)
Unit
% of total youth population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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