Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female was 10.72 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, 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 total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia stood at 10.72. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia peaked at 10.72 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.14, in 1960.
That places Colombia 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.14 | — |
| 1965 | 3.68 | +17.2% |
| 1970 | 3.89 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 4.96 | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 5.25 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 6.24 | +18.9% |
| 1990 | 7.32 | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 7.59 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 7.93 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 8.93 | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 10.72 | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.41 | 3.14 | 3.68 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.42 | 3.89 | 4.96 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.75 | 5.25 | 6.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.46 | 7.32 | 7.59 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.43 | 7.93 | 8.93 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.72 | 10.72 | 10.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female in Colombia was 10.72 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female?
- Colombia ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25-29, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 total schooling, age 25-29, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25-29, female is the average years of education completed among females age 25-29.