Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. was 9.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia is 9.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia peaked at 59.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 103rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.3% | — |
| 1965 | 58.6% | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 58.1% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 52.7% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 50.4% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 32.1% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -77.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.0% | 58.6% | 59.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 55.4% | 52.7% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 35.4% | 50.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 32.1% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. in Colombia was 9.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling.?
- Colombia ranks 103rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. 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 population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)