Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 7.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
7.8%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
39.1%
in 1960
All-time low
7.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 39.11965: 34.21970: 30.61975: 26.61980: 23.41985: 19.61990: 16.21995: 14.52000: 11.42005: 9.42010: 7.8

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia is 7.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia peaked at 39.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 78th of 144 countries on this measure, 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+ with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 39.1%
1965 34.2% -12.5%
1970 30.6% -10.6%
1975 26.6% -13.1%
1980 23.4% -12.0%
1985 19.6% -16.3%
1990 16.2% -17.0%
1995 14.5% -10.5%
2000 11.4% -21.4%
2005 9.4% -17.3%
2010 7.8% -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 36.7% 34.2% 39.1% 2
1970s 28.6% 26.6% 30.6% 2
1980s 21.5% 19.6% 23.4% 2
1990s 15.4% 14.5% 16.2% 2
2000s 10.4% 9.4% 11.4% 2
2010s 7.8% 7.8% 7.8% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 75 Panama 8.8% compare
  2. 76 Hong Kong, China 8.7% compare
  3. 77 Italy 8.4% compare
  4. 79 Lesotho 7.6% compare
  5. 80 Sri Lanka 7.4% compare
  6. 81 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Colombia was 7.8% 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+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education