Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.7215 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.7215 GPIA
Change on year
up 25.9%
World rank
128th
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.8874 GPIA
in 2005
All-time low
0.5452 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
18
2005–2022
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia stood at 0.7215 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 0.8874 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5452 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Colombia 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8874 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.6061 GPIA | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5452 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.622 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6025 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7865 GPIA | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5965 GPIA | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6786 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5575 GPIA | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.641 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7447 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.771 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7798 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7829 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7392 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6158 GPIA | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.573 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7215 GPIA | +25.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7215 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9277 GPIA, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7215 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9261 GPIA, 78% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6526 GPIA | 0.5452 GPIA | 0.8874 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7078 GPIA | 0.5575 GPIA | 0.7865 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6367 GPIA | 0.573 GPIA | 0.7215 GPIA | 3 |
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia was 0.7215 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8874 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5452 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 128th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release