Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 10.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Colombia, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 10.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Colombia peaked at 28.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2023.
That places Colombia 19th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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, urban in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.2% | — |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -23.9% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -40.3% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 18.1% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | -14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.0% | 15.6% | 28.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.7% | 14.5% | 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, urban in Colombia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Colombia was 10.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Colombia ranks 19th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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, urban, second 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