Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 12.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Colombia stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Colombia peaked at 43.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2010.
Colombia ranks 72nd 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 60-64 with no education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1965 | 40.1% | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 34.4% | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 31.6% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -41.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 33.0% | 31.6% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.2% | 24.5% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.3% | 24.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 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 60-64 with no education in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education?
- Colombia ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education