Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary was 16.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 16.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 58.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Colombia peaked at 65.4% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.6% | — |
| 1965 | 65.4% | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 63.8% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 56.1% | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 38.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 31.5% | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -49.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.0% | 58.6% | 65.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 56.1% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 50.2% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 36.0% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 31.5% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 59 Viet Nam 17.4% compare
- 60 India 16.9% compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 16.8% compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 15.8% compare
- 64 United Arab Emirates 15.1% compare
- 65 Pakistan 14.8% compare
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 25-29 with primary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary in Colombia was 16.0% 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 25-29 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary?
- Colombia ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)