Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary was 42.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia is 42.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 42.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 11.2% | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 11.9% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 16.6% | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 23.2% | +25.3% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 30.0% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +15.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 16.6% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 23.2% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 30.0% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.4% compare
- 74 Kuwait 43.0% compare
- 75 Egypt 42.9% compare
- 77 Luxembourg 41.9% compare
- 78 Argentina 41.5% compare
- 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 41.3% 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 40-44 with secondary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia was 42.0% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary?
- Colombia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 40-44 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)