Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total was 3,973 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia is 3,973, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia peaked at 3,973 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,119, in 1960.
That places Colombia 21st 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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,119 | — |
| 1965 | 1,245 | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 1,471 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 1,875 | +27.5% |
| 1980 | 2,336 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 2,731 | +16.9% |
| 1990 | 3,211 | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 3,518 | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 3,476 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 3,805 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 3,973 | +4.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 3,973 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,152, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 3,973 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720, 5.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,182 | 1,119 | 1,245 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,673 | 1,471 | 1,875 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2,534 | 2,336 | 2,731 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3,364 | 3,211 | 3,518 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,640 | 3,476 | 3,805 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3,973 | 3,973 | 3,973 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 18 Democratic Republic of Congo 4,992 compare
- 19 Myanmar 4,798 compare
- 20 South Africa 4,291 compare
- 22 United Kingdom 3,949 compare
- 23 France 3,886 compare
- 24 South Korea 3,715 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 25-29, total in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total in Colombia was 3,973 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 25-29, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,973 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,119 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25-29, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 25-29, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25-29, total is the total population of 25-29 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.