Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary was 37.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Colombia is 37.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Colombia peaked at 58.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 37.8%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 34th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.3% | — |
| 1965 | 53.2% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 58.2% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 55.2% | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -28.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 37.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.1%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 37.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.6%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.8% | 48.3% | 53.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 53.4% | 53.3% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 56.0% | 53.8% | 58.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 55.2% | 56.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.8% | 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 45-49 with primary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary in Colombia was 37.8% 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 45-49 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary?
- Colombia ranks 34th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 45-49 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 45-49 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)