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 4.7% 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 4.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.4% 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 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2015.
Colombia ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 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 4.7% 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 14.4% 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 3.3% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 114th 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 42.4%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release