ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Colombia
The ILO estimates that 23.2% of young people in Colombia were not in employment, education or training in 2025.
Colombia, 2025
23.2%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
20.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
10.1%
Position in 2025
63rd of 181
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate in Colombia over time
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% of youth aged 15 to 24. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Colombia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.2% | 20.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | 19.9% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | 19.7% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | 20.4% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | 21.4% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | 22.7% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | 21.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | 21.4% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | 21.4% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | 21.4% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 23.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Colombia has the 63rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 20.0%.
More for Colombia
All statistics for Colombia
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
97.2%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
85.4%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
7.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
4.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2022 · UNESCO UIS