Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.78 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.78 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia peaked at 0.78 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 27th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.06 | +50.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.17 | +70.0% |
| 1985 | 0.23 | +35.3% |
| 1990 | 0.31 | +34.8% |
| 1995 | 0.36 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 0.36 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.78 | +169.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.335 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.325 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Colombia was 0.78 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.78 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.