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

Latest (2010)
48.9%
World rank
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2005
All-time low
44.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 44.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 49.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 51.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 53.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 53.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 52.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 54.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 55.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 58.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 62 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 48.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia stood at 48.9%.

That represents a change of down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary in Colombia peaked at 62.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 44.3%
1965 49.7% +12.0%
1970 51.4% +3.4%
1975 53.4% +4.0%
1980 53.2% -0.3%
1985 52.8% -0.9%
1990 54.7% +3.6%
1995 55.4% +1.2%
2000 58.3% +5.3%
2005 62.0% +6.3%
2010 48.9% -21.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.0% 44.3% 49.7% 2
1970s 52.4% 51.4% 53.4% 2
1980s 53.0% 52.8% 53.2% 2
1990s 55.0% 54.7% 55.4% 2
2000s 60.1% 58.3% 62.0% 2
2010s 48.9% 48.9% 48.9% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Mexico 50.8% compare
  2. 23 Philippines 50.2% compare
  3. 24 Macau, China 50.1% compare
  4. 26 Viet Nam 48.0% compare
  5. 27 Spain 48.0% compare
  6. 28 Cambodia 47.8% compare

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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 62.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary?
Colombia ranks 25th 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 down 16.1%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 55-59 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)