Unemployment with advanced education in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment with advanced education was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education in Colombia is 9.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Colombia peaked at 15.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2025.
Colombia ranks 25th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.1% | — |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | +28.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.9% | 13.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 15.3% | 5 |
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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)
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- 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 unemployment with advanced education in Colombia?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Colombia was 9.0% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).