Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 12.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
12.1%
World rank
71st
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.0%
in 1960
All-time low
12.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 431965: 36.81970: 34.41975: 31.61980: 31.81985: 31.81990: 26.81995: 24.52000: 15.92005: 14.32010: 12.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia peaked at 43.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2010.

Colombia ranks 71st 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 55-59 with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 43.0%
1965 36.8% -14.6%
1970 34.4% -6.3%
1975 31.6% -8.2%
1980 31.8% +0.6%
1985 31.8% +0.1%
1990 26.8% -15.7%
1995 24.5% -8.7%
2000 15.9% -35.1%
2005 14.3% -10.1%
2010 12.1% -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.9% 36.8% 43.0% 2
1970s 33.0% 31.6% 34.4% 2
1980s 31.8% 31.8% 31.8% 2
1990s 25.6% 24.5% 26.8% 2
2000s 15.1% 14.3% 15.9% 2
2010s 12.1% 12.1% 12.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 68 United Arab Emirates 14.0% compare
  2. 69 Brunei Darussalam 13.0% compare
  3. 70 Peru 12.8% compare
  4. 72 Panama 11.2% compare
  5. 73 Viet Nam 10.4% compare
  6. 74 Cuba 10.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Colombia was 12.1% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Colombia ranks 71st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education