Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total was 0.83 in 2010. β–² Rising

Latest (2010)
0.83
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.83
in 2010
All-time low
0.35
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Colombia, 1960–2010

00.20.40.60.81960198520101960: 0.351965: 0.441970: 0.531975: 0.641980: 0.671985: 0.71990: 0.711995: 0.742000: 0.692005: 0.62010: 0.83

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.83 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Colombia peaked at 0.83 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1960.

That places Colombia 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.395 0.35 0.44 2
1970s 0.585 0.53 0.64 2
1980s 0.685 0.67 0.7 2
1990s 0.725 0.71 0.74 2
2000s 0.645 0.6 0.69 2
2010s 0.83 0.83 0.83 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 76 Cuba 0.9 compare
  2. 76 Spain 0.9 compare
  3. 78 Dominican Republic 0.89 compare
  4. 80 Ghana 0.82 compare
  5. 81 Costa Rica 0.81 compare
  6. 82 Bahrain 0.8 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Colombia?
Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total in Colombia was 0.83 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.83 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total?
Colombia ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 75+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Average years of secondary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 75.