Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest was 4.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia stood at 4.4%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia peaked at 13.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.6% | — |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -51.3% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +79.5% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | +71.0% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -6.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 4.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 73% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 4.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.3%, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +79.5% | 5.1% | 9.1% |
| 2016 | +71.0% | 4.4% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 7.7% | 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, richest in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest in Colombia was 4.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, richest rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. 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, richest 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