Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Colombia
Colombia: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 25,968 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, 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 25+, total in Colombia stood at 25,968. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Colombia peaked at 25,968 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6,120, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 26th 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 25+, total in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,120 | — |
| 1965 | 6,858 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 7,787 | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 9,058 | +16.3% |
| 1980 | 10,693 | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 12,675 | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 15,088 | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 17,741 | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 20,307 | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 23,116 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 25,968 | +12.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 25,968 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,506, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 25,968 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,821, 6.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,489 | 6,120 | 6,858 | 2 |
| 1970s | 8,422 | 7,787 | 9,058 | 2 |
| 1980s | 11,684 | 10,693 | 12,675 | 2 |
| 1990s | 16,414 | 15,088 | 17,741 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21,712 | 20,307 | 23,116 | 2 |
| 2010s | 25,968 | 25,968 | 25,968 | 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: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Colombia?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Colombia was 25,968 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+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,968 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,120 in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Colombia ranks 26th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.