Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary was 15.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 15.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia peaked at 15.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 35th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1965 | 1.2% | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +74.9% |
| 1990 | 5.2% | +71.6% |
| 1995 | 6.5% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +59.0% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 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 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary in Colombia was 15.2% 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 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary?
- Colombia ranks 35th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary