Brazil vs Colombia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Brazil
0.1038 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia
0.1652 WPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
40th
Colombia rank
38th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.1652 WPIA against 0.1038 WPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0614 WPIA.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 40th and Colombia ranks 38th of 40 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0628 WPIA | 0.3747 WPIA | 0.3119 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0932 WPIA | 0.3029 WPIA | 0.2097 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1063 WPIA | 0.1646 WPIA | 0.0583 WPIA | Colombia |
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, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.1652 WPIA against 0.1038 WPIA in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.0614 WPIA, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 40th and Colombia ranks 38th of 40 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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