What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?

1.06 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female

Colombia

84,845 number

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean

1.14 million number

in 2019

Colombia rank

32nd

Latin America & Caribbean rank

29th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female over time

Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.14 million number against 84,845 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.06 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 134 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2000s	118,606 number	1.12 million number	999,699 number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	85,615 number	1.10 million number	1.02 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.14 million number against 84,845 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?: 1.06 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?: Colombia ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.