Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 84,845 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 84,845 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia peaked at 221,206 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37,416 number, in 2011.
That places Colombia 32nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 221,206 number | — |
| 2006 | 124,105 number | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 98,670 number | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 89,898 number | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 59,153 number | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 68,003 number | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 37,416 number | -45.0% |
| 2012 | 65,949 number | +76.3% |
| 2013 | 63,390 number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 89,116 number | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 121,520 number | +36.4% |
| 2016 | 127,448 number | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 112,848 number | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 84,845 number | -24.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 84,845 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14,894 number, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 84,845 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,934 number, 7.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 118,606 number | 59,153 number | 221,206 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 85,615 number | 37,416 number | 127,448 number | 9 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia was 84,845 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 221,206 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,416 number in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.