Chile vs Colombia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Chile
5.3%
in 2018
Colombia
5.9%
in 2018
Chile rank
72nd
Colombia rank
69th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 5.9% against 5.3% in Chile, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 72nd and Colombia ranks 69th of 150 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 6.2% | 1.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 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, Chile or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 5.9% against 5.3% in Chile as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Chile and Colombia?
- 0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chile ranks 72nd and Colombia ranks 69th of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.