Colombia vs Hong Kong: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
4.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong
4.5%
in 2025
Colombia rank
121st
Hong Kong rank
118th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 4.5% against 4.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 121st and Hong Kong ranks 118th of 206 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 2.1% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 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, Colombia or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 4.5% against 4.0% in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Hong Kong?
- 0.5%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Hong Kong?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Hong Kong rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 121st and Hong Kong ranks 118th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (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