Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 55.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
55.1%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
55.1%
in 2010
All-time low
11.4%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 11.41965: 14.11970: 17.51975: 20.51980: 19.51985: 19.81990: 201995: 20.22000: 232005: 262010: 55.1

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 75+ with primary in Colombia is 55.1%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia peaked at 55.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1960.

That places Colombia 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 75+ with primary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 11.4%
1965 14.1% +23.1%
1970 17.5% +24.0%
1975 20.5% +17.2%
1980 19.5% -4.8%
1985 19.8% +1.2%
1990 20.0% +1.1%
1995 20.2% +1.1%
2000 23.0% +13.8%
2005 26.0% +13.3%
2010 55.1% +111.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.8% 11.4% 14.1% 2
1970s 19.0% 17.5% 20.5% 2
1980s 19.6% 19.5% 19.8% 2
1990s 20.1% 20.0% 20.2% 2
2000s 24.5% 23.0% 26.0% 2
2010s 55.1% 55.1% 55.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 France 60.0% compare
  2. 3 Trinidad and Tobago 55.1% compare
  3. 4 Poland 51.4% compare
  4. 5 Iceland 47.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia was 55.1% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Colombia ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. 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 75+ 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 75+ 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
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Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary