Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 7.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
7.9%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 1960
All-time low
7.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 36.31965: 32.21970: 28.71975: 24.61980: 21.91985: 18.91990: 15.81995: 14.12000: 11.12005: 9.32010: 7.9

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia peaked at 36.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 72nd 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 25+ with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 36.3%
1965 32.2% -11.2%
1970 28.7% -10.9%
1975 24.6% -14.1%
1980 21.9% -11.0%
1985 18.9% -13.8%
1990 15.8% -16.2%
1995 14.1% -11.2%
2000 11.1% -20.7%
2005 9.3% -16.3%
2010 7.9% -14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.2% 32.2% 36.3% 2
1970s 26.6% 24.6% 28.7% 2
1980s 20.4% 18.9% 21.9% 2
1990s 14.9% 14.1% 15.8% 2
2000s 10.2% 9.3% 11.1% 2
2010s 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 69 Zimbabwe 8.5% compare
  2. 70 Viet Nam 8.2% compare
  3. 71 Panama 8.1% compare
  4. 73 South Africa 7.8% compare
  5. 74 Kuwait 7.1% compare
  6. 75 Peru 6.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Colombia was 7.9% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Colombia ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
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
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education