Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 14.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia stood at 14.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 289.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia peaked at 14.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2005.
Colombia ranks 10th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 0.8% | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | +165.7% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +66.5% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -98.1% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | +20700.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 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 tertiary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in Colombia was 14.6% 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 tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)