Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary was 41.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
41.1%
World rank
80th
of 144 countries
All-time high
41.1%
in 2010
All-time low
9.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 9.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 10.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 11.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 16.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 18.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 22.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 31.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 29.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 41.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 41.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 41.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 80th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 40-44 with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 9.5%
1965 10.1% +6.5%
1970 11.1% +9.1%
1975 11.8% +6.7%
1980 16.7% +41.6%
1985 18.6% +11.0%
1990 22.9% +23.6%
1995 31.1% +35.7%
2000 29.6% -5.0%
2005 34.9% +18.1%
2010 41.1% +17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.8% 9.5% 10.1% 2
1970s 11.4% 11.1% 11.8% 2
1980s 17.6% 16.7% 18.6% 2
1990s 27.0% 22.9% 31.1% 2
2000s 32.2% 29.6% 34.9% 2
2010s 41.1% 41.1% 41.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 77 Israel 41.8% compare
  2. 78 Kuwait 41.6% compare
  3. 79 Bahrain 41.5% compare
  4. 81 Indonesia 40.8% compare
  5. 82 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 40.4% compare
  6. 83 El Salvador 40.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary in Colombia was 41.1% 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 40-44 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. 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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 40-44 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)