Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 37.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
37.6%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2010
All-time low
8.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 8.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 10.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 10.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 16.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 19.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 21.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 30 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 27.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 37.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 37.6% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 37.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1960.

That places Colombia 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 8.6%
1965 10.1% +17.5%
1970 10.9% +7.9%
1975 11.9% +8.9%
1980 12.7% +6.8%
1985 16.5% +29.8%
1990 19.8% +20.2%
1995 21.4% +7.9%
2000 30.0% +40.0%
2005 27.6% -7.8%
2010 37.6% +36.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.4% 8.6% 10.1% 2
1970s 11.4% 10.9% 11.9% 2
1980s 14.6% 12.7% 16.5% 2
1990s 20.6% 19.8% 21.4% 2
2000s 28.8% 27.6% 30.0% 2
2010s 37.6% 37.6% 37.6% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 73 Kuwait 40.4% compare
  2. 74 Israel 40.2% compare
  3. 75 Gabon 38.3% compare
  4. 77 United States of America 36.8% compare
  5. 78 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.5% compare
  6. 79 Brazil 36.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia was 37.6% 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 secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)