Colombia vs Indonesia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Colombia
430,049
in 2022
Indonesia
526,039
in 2025
Colombia rank
35th
Indonesia rank
32nd

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Colombia
  • Indonesia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197219982025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 526,039 against 430,049 in Colombia, a difference of 95,990.

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

Across all 15 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 181 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 180,989 3.47 million 3.29 million Indonesia
2010s 214,087 2.40 million 2.19 million Indonesia
2020s 366,862 1.44 million 1.07 million Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Colombia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 526,039 against 430,049 in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Colombia and Indonesia?
95,990, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Colombia ranks 35th and Indonesia ranks 32nd of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Colombia vs Indonesia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-both-2/colombia/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/out-of-school-children-and-adolescents-of-primary-and-lower-secondary-school-age-both-2/colombia/indonesia/">Colombia vs Indonesia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,186 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release