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 0.8684 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8684 GPIA
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
34th
of 52 countries
All-time high
0.8684 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5658 GPIA
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.8684 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 0.8684 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5658 GPIA, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 34th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.781 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.8545 GPIA | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8081 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7634 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7376 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7536 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7812 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5658 GPIA | -27.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6667 GPIA | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7424 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7925 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7679 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6354 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6545 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7407 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7736 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8235 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6842 GPIA | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7241 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7708 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8684 GPIA | +12.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8684 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8313 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8684 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7828 GPIA | 0.7376 GPIA | 0.8545 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7163 GPIA | 0.5658 GPIA | 0.8235 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7695 GPIA | 0.6842 GPIA | 0.8684 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.8684 GPIA in 2024, 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 0.8684 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5658 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 13.1%. 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 (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release