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 3.3% 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
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia is 3.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 11.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, 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 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 118 Belarus 3.6% compare
- 118 Hungary 3.6% compare
- 120 Nepal 3.4% compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 3.3% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.3% compare
- 124 Bangladesh 3.2% compare
- 124 Algeria 3.2% compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 3.2% compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 3.2% compare
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 3.3% 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 11.4% 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 2.6% 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 26.9%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release