Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 43.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 43.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia peaked at 43.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1965 | 13.7% | +21.1% |
| 1970 | 17.7% | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 21.9% | +23.7% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +15.1% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +16.3% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 37.5% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 17.7% | 21.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 25.2% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 32.1% | 36.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 37.5% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 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+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Colombia was 43.7% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Colombia ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)