Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia
Colombia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female was 29.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia is 29.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia peaked at 39.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2016.
Colombia ranks 28th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.8% | — |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 29.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 29.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.2%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.3% | 34.5% | 39.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.8% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 29.1% | 35.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 25 El Salvador 29.9% compare
- 26 Dominican Republic 29.5% compare
- 27 East Timor 29.2% compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 28.9% compare
- 30 Paraguay 27.6% compare
- 31 Fiji 26.9% compare
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 youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female in Colombia was 29.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).