Adolescents out of school, male in Colombia
Colombia: Adolescents out of school, male was 5.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2022, adolescents out of school, male in Colombia stood at 5.1%.
The figure is up 73.9% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Colombia peaked at 10.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 95th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -39.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -65.7% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +172.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +46.1% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +43.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +73.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.9%, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.4%, 45% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +172.0% | 1.1% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 2.8% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.0% | 5.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Colombia?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Colombia was 5.1% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Colombia ranks 95th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.