Children out of school, female in Colombia
Colombia: Children out of school, female was 6.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, female in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, female in Colombia stood at 6.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 295.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Colombia peaked at 6.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 70th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +91.8% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +174.8% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +74.5% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +53.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | +3.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 6.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 6.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 0.6% | 6.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 67 Mongolia 7.8% compare
- 68 New Caledonia 7.6%
- 69 Panama 7.2% compare
- 71 China 6.6%
- 72 Bhutan 6.6% compare
- 73 Tajikistan 6.6% compare
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 children out of school, female in Colombia?
- Children out of school, female in Colombia was 6.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for children out of school, female?
- Colombia ranks 70th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 295.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.