Colombia vs Sri Lanka: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
0.7021 modelled data
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.7143 modelled data
in 2025
Colombia rank
160th
Sri Lanka rank
157th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7143 modelled data against 0.7021 modelled data in Colombia, a difference of 0.0122 modelled data.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 205 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7457 modelled data | 0.8916 modelled data | 0.1459 modelled data | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7692 modelled data | 0.8269 modelled data | 0.0577 modelled data | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.741 modelled data | 0.7915 modelled data | 0.0505 modelled data | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Colombia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.7143 modelled data against 0.7021 modelled data in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0122 modelled data, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Sri Lanka rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 160th and Sri Lanka ranks 157th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release