Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. was 24.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia stood at 24.2%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia peaked at 61.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2010.
That places Colombia 63rd 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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.2% | — |
| 1965 | 57.4% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 61.0% | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 59.7% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 54.3% | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 50.7% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 47.3% | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.8% | 56.2% | 57.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 60.3% | 59.7% | 61.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.5% | 50.7% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 36.8% | 47.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.2% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 60 Zimbabwe 25.8% compare
- 61 Portugal 25.8% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 25.4% compare
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 24.1% compare
- 65 Bangladesh 22.9% compare
- 66 New Zealand 22.4% compare
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 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. in Colombia was 24.2% 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 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2010.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling.?
- Colombia ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. 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 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)