Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 53.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary 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 53.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in 2010.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 66.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1960.
That places Colombia 87th 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 20-24 with secondary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7% | — |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 26.9% | +73.0% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 31.8% | +18.2% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +25.6% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 45.7% | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | +27.3% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 31.8% | 40.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 43.8% | 41.9% | 45.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 52.0% | 66.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 53.0% | 53.0% | 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 20-24 with secondary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in Colombia was 53.0% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- Colombia ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)