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

Latest (2018)
84,845 number
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
32nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
221,206 number
in 2005
All-time low
37,416 number
in 2011
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Colombia, 2005–2018

50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2005201120182005: 221.2k number2006: 124.1k number2007: 98.7k number2008: 89.9k number2009: 59.2k number2010: 68.0k number2011: 37.4k number2012: 65.9k number2013: 63.4k number2014: 89.1k number2015: 121.5k number2016: 127.4k number2017: 112.8k number2018: 84.8k number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Colombia, 2005 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Togo 97,601 number compare
  2. 30 Honduras 94,295 number compare
  3. 31 Malaysia 88,361 number compare
  4. 33 Germany 83,231 number compare
  5. 34 Lao People's Democratic Republic 80,422 number compare
  6. 35 Ghana 79,111 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.