Youth not in education employment training in Colombia
Colombia: Youth not in education employment training was 23.15 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.15
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 115 countries
All-time high
29.94
in 2002
All-time low
21.13
in 2016
Years of data
21
2002–2024
Youth not in education employment training in Colombia, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 23.15 for youth not in education employment training in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Colombia peaked at 29.94 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 21.13, in 2016.
That places Colombia 27th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.94 | — |
| 2003 | 28.09 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 28.74 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 27.72 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 26.69 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 25.54 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 24.96 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.44 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 23.03 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.53 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.08 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.14 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.13 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.84 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.84 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 23.92 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 27.26 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 24.42 | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 23.25 | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 23.15 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.38 | 24.96 | 29.94 | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.34 | 21.13 | 23.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.52 | 23.15 | 27.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Colombia?
- Youth not in education employment training in Colombia was 23.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.94 in 2002.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.13 in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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