Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 56.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
56.1%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
56.1%
in 2010
All-time low
12.5%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 12.51965: 14.81970: 18.51975: 20.81980: 19.81985: 20.21990: 20.41995: 20.22000: 23.22005: 28.32010: 56.1

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia is 56.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 141.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia peaked at 56.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 2nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 12.5%
1965 14.8% +18.1%
1970 18.5% +25.7%
1975 20.8% +12.2%
1980 19.8% -4.8%
1985 20.2% +2.0%
1990 20.4% +1.0%
1995 20.2% -1.1%
2000 23.2% +15.0%
2005 28.3% +21.8%
2010 56.1% +98.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13.6% 12.5% 14.8% 2
1970s 19.7% 18.5% 20.8% 2
1980s 20.0% 19.8% 20.2% 2
1990s 20.3% 20.2% 20.4% 2
2000s 25.7% 23.2% 28.3% 2
2010s 56.1% 56.1% 56.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Greece 59.7% compare
  2. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 56.0% compare
  3. 4 Malta 49.2% compare
  4. 5 Albania 45.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Colombia was 56.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. 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: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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

Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Completed Primary