Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Colombia
Colombia: Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector was 21.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Colombia, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 21.12 for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 50.8% over five years.
That places Colombia 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.98 | — |
| 2022 | 21.27 | -50.5% |
| 2023 | 18.94 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 19.5 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 21.12 | +8.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 21.12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.6, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 21.12 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.75, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Colombia
More work & labour data for Colombia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6981 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1417 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 48,629 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6,104 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 23,624 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 23,456 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 47,081 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Colombia?
- Share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector in Colombia was 21.12 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.98 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.94 in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for share of employment in stem occupations outside the formal sector?
- Colombia ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.