Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 48.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
48.9%
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 2010
All-time low
14.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010

10203040501960198520101960: 14.41965: 16.41970: 18.61975: 20.41980: 20.61985: 20.61990: 20.31995: 20.12000: 25.12005: 30.52010: 48.9

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 60-64 with primary in Colombia is 48.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 95.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Colombia peaked at 48.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1960.

That places Colombia 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 60-64 with primary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 14.4%
1965 16.4% +13.8%
1970 18.6% +13.2%
1975 20.4% +9.4%
1980 20.6% +1.1%
1985 20.6% -0.0%
1990 20.3% -1.2%
1995 20.1% -1.1%
2000 25.1% +24.8%
2005 30.5% +21.6%
2010 48.9% +60.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.4% 14.4% 16.4% 2
1970s 19.5% 18.6% 20.4% 2
1980s 20.6% 20.6% 20.6% 2
1990s 20.2% 20.1% 20.3% 2
2000s 27.8% 25.1% 30.5% 2
2010s 48.9% 48.9% 48.9% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 51.6% compare
  2. 3 Greece 49.8% compare
  3. 4 Portugal 48.9% compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 44.5% compare
  5. 7 Argentina 41.8% compare
  6. 8 Uruguay 36.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Colombia ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.1%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary