Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia
Colombia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male was 15.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia is 15.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia peaked at 19.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2015.
That places Colombia 40th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of male youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 19.7% | — |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 15.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 15.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 15.4% | 19.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.7% | 5 |
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 youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male in Colombia was 15.0% 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, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2015.
- How does Colombia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, male?
- Colombia ranks 40th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, male (% of male 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).