Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female was 1.14 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia stood at 1.14. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 165.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia peaked at 1.14 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 17th 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 20-24, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.03 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.12 | +200.0% |
| 1975 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.28 | +133.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4 | +42.9% |
| 1990 | 0.46 | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.42 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.13 | -69.8% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +776.9% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.45, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 3.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female in Colombia was 1.14 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 20-24, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.1%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 20-24.