Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 35.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Colombia stood at 35.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Colombia peaked at 57.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 primary schooling. in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.2% | — |
| 1965 | 55.6% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 57.0% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 56.2% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 55.2% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 53.2% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 49.8% | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 45.4% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 47.5% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.4% | 53.2% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.6% | 56.2% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.2% | 53.2% | 55.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 47.6% | 45.4% | 49.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 47.5% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 35.8% | 35.8% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Colombia was 35.8% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)