Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia

Colombia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
42nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.194 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.308 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.326 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.312 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.328 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.323 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.313 % of youth labor force with high education2005: 0.275 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.265 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.274 % of youth labor force with high education2010: 0.274 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.254 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.235 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.219 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.208 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.2 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.203 % of youth labor force with high education2017: 0.209 % of youth labor force with high education2018: 0.22 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.229 % of youth labor force with high education2020: 0.3 % of youth labor force with high education2021: 0.273 % of youth labor force with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.3% for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in 2021.

The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

Colombia ranks 42nd of 107 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of youth labor force with high education Change
1996 0.2%
1999 0.3% +58.3%
2000 0.3% +5.8%
2001 0.3% -4.1%
2002 0.3% +5.0%
2003 0.3% -1.5%
2004 0.3% -3.1%
2005 0.3% -12.2%
2008 0.3% -3.7%
2009 0.3% +3.6%
2010 0.3% -0.3%
2011 0.3% -7.0%
2012 0.2% -7.7%
2013 0.2% -6.6%
2014 0.2% -5.3%
2015 0.2% -3.8%
2016 0.2% +1.3%
2017 0.2% +3.2%
2018 0.2% +5.4%
2019 0.2% +3.9%
2020 0.3% +31.0%
2021 0.3% -8.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education 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
1999 +58.3% 0.2% 0.3%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 39 Serbia 0.3% compare
  2. 40 Armenia 0.3% compare
  3. 41 Sweden 0.3% compare
  4. 43 Uruguay 0.3% compare
  5. 44 Bangladesh 0.3% compare
  6. 45 Pakistan 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Colombia was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
How does Colombia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
Colombia ranks 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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