Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female was 2.06 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.06 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia peaked at 2.06 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.39, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 67th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.39 | — |
| 1965 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.56 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 0.57 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.61 | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 | +31.1% |
| 1995 | 0.93 | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 1.34 | +44.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.06 | +54.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.53 | 0.5 | 0.56 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.865 | 0.8 | 0.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 2.22 compare
- 65 Uruguay 2.19 compare
- 66 Malta 2.16 compare
- 67 Ghana 2.06 compare
- 69 South Africa 2.04 compare
- 70 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.95 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female in Colombia was 2.06 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female?
- Colombia ranks 67th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 55-59, female is the average years of secondary education completed among females age 55-59.