Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 158,138 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia stood at 158,138. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 355.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia peaked at 158,138 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,587, in 2004.
Colombia ranks 36th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, 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% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 158,138 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,132, 12.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 158,138 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9,892, 16.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +656.7% | 4,587 | 34,710 |
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
- 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 children of primary school age, male in Colombia?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in Colombia was 158,138 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 158,138 in 2022.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,587 in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release