Colombia - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Colombia was 35,080 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,220,692 in 1989 and a minimum value of 4,544 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 943,720
1984 1,043,280
1985 1,109,510
1986 1,206,297
1987 1,195,849
1988 1,214,512
1989 1,220,692
1991 1,119,951
1992 807,162
1993 786,494
1994 762,069
1995 639,431
1996 444,717
1998 99,456
1999 54,545
2000 34,598
2001 123,857
2002 75,699
2004 134,450
2005 5,855
2006 6,187
2007 12,065
2008 4,544
2009 28,835
2010 92,389
2011 112,318
2012 196,206
2015 140,666
2016 175,096
2017 100,446
2018 85,793
2019 35,080

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Colombia was 5,760 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 575,648 in 1986 and a minimum value of 5,760 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 575,648
1991 450,690
1999 62,143
2000 67,260
2001 180,420
2002 165,836
2004 56,840
2009 18,281
2010 51,099
2011 58,574
2012 98,453
2015 64,430
2016 76,662
2017 41,597
2018 32,871
2019 5,760

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Colombia was 0.32 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 30.94 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.32 in 2019.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 30.94
1991 22.99
1999 2.94
2000 3.14
2001 8.35
2002 7.64
2004 2.64
2009 0.88
2010 2.47
2011 2.86
2012 4.88
2015 3.39
2016 4.10
2017 2.25
2018 1.79
2019 0.32

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Colombia was 29,320 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 669,261 in 1991 and a minimum value of 10,554 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 630,649
1991 669,261
1999 95,617
2000 74,172
2001 171,461
2002 150,999
2004 77,610
2009 10,554
2010 41,290
2011 53,744
2012 97,753
2015 76,236
2016 98,434
2017 58,849
2018 52,922
2019 29,320

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Colombia was 1.53 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 32.96 in 1991, while its lowest value was 0.49 in 2009.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1986 32.92
1991 32.96
1999 4.34
2000 3.32
2001 7.61
2002 6.67
2004 3.46
2009 0.49
2010 1.91
2011 2.51
2012 4.64
2015 3.84
2016 5.03
2017 3.04
2018 2.76
2019 1.53

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Colombia was 0.94 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 31.94 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.11 in 2008.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1982 27.13
1984 28.83
1985 29.96
1986 31.94
1987 31.16
1988 31.25
1989 31.13
1991 28.06
1992 20.04
1993 19.37
1994 18.64
1995 15.53
1996 10.72
1998 2.34
1999 1.26
2000 0.79
2001 2.81
2002 1.71
2004 3.06
2005 0.13
2006 0.14
2007 0.28
2008 0.11
2009 0.68
2010 2.19
2011 2.68
2012 4.76
2015 3.62
2016 4.58
2017 2.65
2018 2.28
2019 0.94

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation