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 2.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia peaked at 5.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 28th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.3% | — |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -29.1% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -65.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +172.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -67.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +126.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +38.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.4% | 5.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 4 |
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 2.2% in 2023, 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 5.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 31.2%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release