Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 34,853 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia stood at 34,853. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia peaked at 34,853 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9,053, in 1960.
That places Colombia 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,746 | 9,053 | 10,439 | 2 |
| 1970s | 13,304 | 12,242 | 14,365 | 2 |
| 1980s | 18,282 | 16,880 | 19,685 | 2 |
| 1990s | 23,820 | 22,368 | 25,272 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29,890 | 28,315 | 31,465 | 2 |
| 2010s | 34,853 | 34,853 | 34,853 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.63 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Colombia was 34,853 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+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 34,853 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,053 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.