Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.9479 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.9479 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
87th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.9626 modelled data
in 2000
All-time low
0.7473 modelled data
in 2005
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia stood at 0.9479 modelled data.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia peaked at 0.9626 modelled data in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7473 modelled data, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 87th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9626 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9109 modelled data | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8611 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.814 modelled data | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7645 modelled data | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7473 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7698 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7928 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8056 modelled data | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8117 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8349 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8691 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8877 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.866 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8696 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9097 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9252 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9247 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9263 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9314 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9065 modelled data | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8667 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8788 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8878 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9192 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9479 modelled data | +3.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.9479 modelled data is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8436 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.9479 modelled data is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.824 modelled data | 0.7473 modelled data | 0.9626 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8945 modelled data | 0.8349 modelled data | 0.9314 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9011 modelled data | 0.8667 modelled data | 0.9479 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia was 0.9479 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9626 modelled data in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7473 modelled data in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Colombia ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release