Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia
Colombia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.
Analysis
In 2021, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia peaked at 0.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
That places Colombia 49th out of 104 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with low education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +54.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -8.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Colombia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
- Colombia ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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