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 4.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia stood at 4.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2015.
That places Colombia 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.2% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.3%, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.9%, 68% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 6 |
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 4.0% in 2025, 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 12.9% 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 3.0% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 33.3%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release