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 1.2 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia is 1.2 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 1.7 LPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.18 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Colombia 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.61 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 1.66 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.65 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.63 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.58 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.51 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.62 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.52 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.55 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.52 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.41 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.62 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.46 LPIA | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.51 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.38 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.37 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.18 LPIA | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.29 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.44 LPIA | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 LPIA | -16.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.2 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.4 LPIA, 86% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.2 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.43 LPIA, 84% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 LPIA | 1.51 LPIA | 1.7 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.5 LPIA | 1.37 LPIA | 1.62 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 LPIA | 1.18 LPIA | 1.44 LPIA | 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 1.2 LPIA 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 1.7 LPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 50 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 down 14.8%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release