Colombia vs Indonesia: Children out of school, primary

Colombia
289,295
in 2022
Indonesia
250,575
in 2025
Colombia rank
34th
Indonesia rank
35th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
02.0M4.0M6.0M197119982025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 289,295 against 250,575 in Indonesia, a difference of 38,720.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Indonesia ahead.

Colombia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Indonesia Difference Ahead
2000s 7,560 973,394 965,834 Indonesia
2010s 116,879 974,443 857,564 Indonesia
2020s 267,856 518,825 250,969 Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Colombia or Indonesia?
Colombia, at 289,295 against 250,575 in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Colombia and Indonesia?
38,720, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Colombia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.