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

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary was 18.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
18.3%
World rank
66th
of 144 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2010
All-time low
7.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

051015201960198520101960: 7.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 8.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 10 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 12.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 12.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 11 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 18.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia is 18.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 66.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 18.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 66th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.1%
1965 8.1% +13.7%
1970 10.0% +23.9%
1975 11.9% +19.1%
1980 12.4% +4.1%
1985 12.1% -2.7%
1990 12.1% +0.4%
1995 12.7% +5.1%
2000 11.0% -13.6%
2005 11.8% +7.0%
2010 18.3% +55.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.6% 7.1% 8.1% 2
1970s 10.9% 10.0% 11.9% 2
1980s 12.2% 12.1% 12.4% 2
1990s 12.4% 12.1% 12.7% 2
2000s 11.4% 11.0% 11.8% 2
2010s 18.3% 18.3% 18.3% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 63 Singapore 19.4% compare
  2. 64 Malta 19.2% compare
  3. 65 China 18.7% compare
  4. 67 Dominican Republic 18.1% compare
  5. 68 Ghana 18.1% compare
  6. 69 Brazil 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia was 18.3% 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 secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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
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Percentage of female population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)