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 0.854 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.854 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
54th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.993 GPIA
in 2000
All-time low
0.7677 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.854 GPIA for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia peaked at 0.993 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7677 GPIA, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 54th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.993 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9454 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8125 GPIA | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9502 GPIA | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 GPIA | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8557 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9784 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7998 GPIA | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9333 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8571 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8663 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8324 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7926 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.858 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9167 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8354 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8079 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7677 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.863 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.854 GPIA | -1.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.854 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8318 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.854 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8846 GPIA, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9053 GPIA | 0.8017 GPIA | 0.993 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8612 GPIA | 0.7926 GPIA | 0.9333 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8232 GPIA | 0.7677 GPIA | 0.863 GPIA | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Colombia was 0.854 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.993 GPIA 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 0.7677 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Colombia ranks 54th out of 77 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 down 1.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release