Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Colombia
Colombia: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 23.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Colombia, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 23.2% for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Colombia peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2016.
Colombia ranks 67th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.7% | — |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.4% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 23.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 23.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.0% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.2% | 27.5% | 6 |
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, total (% of) in Colombia?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Colombia was 23.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of)?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).