Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 106,299 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Colombia, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 106,299 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2018.
The figure is down 20.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Colombia peaked at 283,586 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 50,708 number, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 29th of 134 countries on this measure, 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, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 283,586 number | — |
| 2006 | 202,468 number | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 168,521 number | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 143,518 number | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 94,582 number | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 91,497 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 50,708 number | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 85,830 number | +69.3% |
| 2013 | 82,882 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 111,969 number | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 146,252 number | +30.6% |
| 2016 | 151,238 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 133,831 number | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 106,299 number | -20.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 106,299 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,969 number, 7.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 106,299 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,618 number, 8.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 178,535 number | 94,582 number | 283,586 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 106,723 number | 50,708 number | 151,238 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 26 Ghana 128,994 number compare
- 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 125,791 number compare
- 28 Malaysia 117,516 number compare
- 30 Central African Republic 98,986 number compare
- 31 Egypt 86,180 number compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 82,084 number 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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Colombia?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Colombia was 106,299 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 283,586 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,708 number in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Colombia ranks 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.