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 5.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2005–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 14.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
That places Colombia 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -35.6% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -33.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +73.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +34.0% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -21.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 5.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 5.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.0%, 59% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 4.4% | 14.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 2.6% | 8.4% | 9 |
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 5.9% in 2018, 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 14.4% 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 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 69th out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 11.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.