Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 20.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 20.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Colombia peaked at 51.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2018.
Colombia ranks 27th of 68 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, rural in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.0% | — |
| 2002 | 45.2% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 28.2% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 21.5% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -6.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 20.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 20.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 28.2% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 20.2% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.2% | 21.8% | 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, rural in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Colombia was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2018.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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, rural, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release