Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 209,799 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia stood at 209,799. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 420,038 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 209,799, in 2022.
Colombia ranks 53rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 410,976 | — |
| 2006 | 420,038 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 373,830 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 398,989 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 362,209 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 339,859 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 305,643 | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 366,704 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 318,623 | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 361,543 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 307,952 | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 255,383 | -17.1% |
| 2017 | 270,313 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 283,090 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 240,660 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 223,170 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 209,799 | -6.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 209,799 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,742, 6.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 209,799 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,895, 12.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 393,208 | 362,209 | 420,038 | 5 |
| 2010s | 312,123 | 255,383 | 366,704 | 9 |
| 2020s | 224,543 | 209,799 | 240,660 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 50 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 244,496 compare
- 51 Romania 233,626 compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 212,657 compare
- 54 Canada 198,246 compare
- 55 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 184,962 compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 174,707 compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Colombia was 209,799 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 420,038 in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 209,799 in 2022.
- How does Colombia rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release