NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia

Colombia: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 23.35 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
23.35
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
68th
of 188 countries
All-time high
27.72
in 2005
All-time low
21.13
in 2016
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 27.72006: 27.12007: 26.72008: 25.52009: 252010: 23.42011: 232012: 22.52013: 22.12014: 21.42015: 21.12016: 21.12017: 21.82018: 22.82019: 23.92020: 27.52021: 27.32022: 24.42023: 23.32024: 23.22025: 23.22026: 23.32027: 23.3

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 23.35 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia peaked at 27.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.13, in 2016.

That places Colombia 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Colombia, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 27.72
2006 27.12 -2.2%
2007 26.7 -1.6%
2008 25.54 -4.3%
2009 24.96 -2.3%
2010 23.44 -6.1%
2011 23.03 -1.8%
2012 22.53 -2.1%
2013 22.08 -2.0%
2014 21.4 -3.1%
2015 21.14 -1.2%
2016 21.13 -0.0%
2017 21.84 +3.3%
2018 22.84 +4.6%
2019 23.92 +4.7%
2020 27.5 +15.0%
2021 27.26 -0.8%
2022 24.42 -10.4%
2023 23.25 -4.8%
2024 23.15 -0.4%
2025 23.22 +0.3%
2026 23.28 +0.3%
2027 23.35 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.41 24.96 27.72 5
2010s 22.33 21.13 23.92 10
2020s 24.43 23.15 27.5 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 65 Western Sahara 23.73 compare
  2. 66 Albania 23.55 compare
  3. 67 Türkiye 23.35 compare
  4. 69 Cameroon 23.29 compare
  5. 70 Saint Lucia 23.18 compare
  6. 71 Tunisia 23.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Colombia was 23.35 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 27.72 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.13 in 2016.
How does Colombia rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Colombia ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.