Unemployment with basic education in Colombia
Colombia: Unemployment with basic education was 7.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 7.2% for unemployment with basic education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Colombia peaked at 14.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
Colombia ranks 56th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 8.5% | 14.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Colombia
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 36.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Colombia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Colombia was 7.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Colombia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).