Children out of school, primary, male in Colombia
Colombia: Children out of school, primary, male was 158,138 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 158,138 for children out of school, primary, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 355.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Colombia peaked at 158,138 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,587, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 36th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,627 | — |
| 2001 | 86,445 | +173.3% |
| 2002 | 91,899 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 4,587 | -95.0% |
| 2012 | 34,710 | +656.7% |
| 2015 | 75,009 | +116.1% |
| 2016 | 114,789 | +53.0% |
| 2017 | 90,074 | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 101,669 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 111,149 | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 133,436 | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 148,304 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 158,138 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,640 | 4,587 | 91,899 | 4 |
| 2010s | 87,900 | 34,710 | 114,789 | 6 |
| 2020s | 146,626 | 133,436 | 158,138 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 33 Uganda 181,019 compare
- 34 Madagascar 173,136 compare
- 35 Liberia 169,711 compare
- 37 Mauritania 149,176 compare
- 38 Ghana 135,989 compare
- 39 Central African Republic 128,576 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.8347 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0386 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0414 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Colombia?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Colombia was 158,138 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,138 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,587 in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 355.6%. 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, primary, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.