Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary was 31.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 35-39 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 31.5% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Colombia peaked at 60.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 46th 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 35-39 with primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.2% | — |
| 1965 | 54.8% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 59.3% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 55.7% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -34.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.4%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.0% | 53.2% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 57.8% | 55.4% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 57.5% | 55.7% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.8% | 46.1% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 41.4% | 48.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 31.5% | 31.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.4% compare
- 44 Argentina 32.0% compare
- 45 Iran, Islamic Republic of 31.8% compare
- 47 Zimbabwe 30.5% compare
- 48 Central African Republic 30.5% compare
- 49 Mexico 30.0% 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 35-39 with primary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary in Colombia was 31.5% 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 35-39 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary?
- Colombia ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 35-39 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 35-39 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 35-39 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)