Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Colombia
Colombia: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth population.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.2% for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in 2021.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban in Colombia peaked at 0.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.
Colombia ranks 36th of 97 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, urban in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of urban youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +57.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -29.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +57.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
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- 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, urban in Colombia?
- Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 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, urban 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, urban 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, urban?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, urban (% of urban youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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