Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary was 48.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010
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 55-59 with primary in Colombia is 48.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia peaked at 48.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 4th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1965 | 17.7% | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 18.6% | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 20.3% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +60.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.8% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.5% | 30.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 48.9% | 48.9% | 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 55-59 with primary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia was 48.9% 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 55-59 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
- Colombia ranks 4th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary