Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) was 17,862 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 17,862 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Colombia peaked at 17,862 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,636, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 25th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female (15+ female) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4,636 | — |
| 1965 | 5,346 | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 6,255 | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 7,332 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 8,601 | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 10,045 | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 11,439 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 12,979 | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 14,551 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 16,151 | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 17,862 | +10.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 17,862 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,844, 3.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 17,862 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,992, 6.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,991 | 4,636 | 5,346 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6,794 | 6,255 | 7,332 | 2 |
| 1980s | 9,323 | 8,601 | 10,045 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12,209 | 11,439 | 12,979 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15,351 | 14,551 | 16,151 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,862 | 17,862 | 17,862 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 22 South Korea 20,601 compare
- 23 Myanmar 19,912 compare
- 24 Spain 19,207 compare
- 26 Democratic Republic of Congo 17,777 compare
- 27 Poland 17,033 compare
- 28 South Africa 16,747 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Colombia was 17,862 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,862 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,636 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.