Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary was 52.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 52.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 67.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 83rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1965 | 15.8% | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 26.9% | +70.5% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +25.4% |
| 1985 | 41.8% | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 33.7% | 41.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 43.0% | 47.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 53.0% | 67.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 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: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia was 52.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Colombia ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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: Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)