World Bank · Labor
Colombia: Unemployment with basic education
7.24percent · 2025+5.0% since 2014
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). Annual figures for Colombia from 2002 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.244 | |
| 2024 | 8.6 | |
| 2023 | 8.802 | |
| 2022 | 9.941 | |
| 2021 | 10.687 | |
| 2019 | 7.955 | |
| 2018 | 6.715 | |
| 2017 | 6.625 | |
| 2016 | 6.528 | |
| 2015 | 6.62 | |
| 2014 | 6.9 | |
| 2013 | 7.151 | |
| 2012 | 8.029 | |
| 2011 | 8.096 | |
| 2010 | 9.113 | |
| 2009 | 9.657 | |
| 2008 | 8.62 | |
| 2007 | 8.475 | |
| 2005 | 10.311 | |
| 2004 | 12.339 | |
| 2003 | 12.906 | |
| 2002 | 14.713 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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