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
25th
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.9%
in 2005
All-time low
37.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 37.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 42.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 47.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 53.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 52.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 52.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 52.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 51.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 55.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 60.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 55.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia is 55.1%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Colombia peaked at 60.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 25th 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: 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 37.1%
1965 42.7% +15.0%
1970 47.9% +12.2%
1975 53.4% +11.4%
1980 52.9% -0.9%
1985 52.5% -0.8%
1990 52.3% -0.5%
1995 51.9% -0.7%
2000 55.9% +7.7%
2005 60.9% +9.0%
2010 55.1% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 39.9% 37.1% 42.7% 2
1970s 50.7% 47.9% 53.4% 2
1980s 52.7% 52.5% 52.9% 2
1990s 52.1% 51.9% 52.3% 2
2000s 58.4% 55.9% 60.9% 2
2010s 55.1% 55.1% 55.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 22 Lithuania 58.8% compare
  2. 23 Serbia 58.7% compare
  3. 24 Austria 56.9% compare
  4. 26 Chile 53.7% compare
  5. 27 Ecuador 53.1% compare
  6. 28 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 51.3% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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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 60.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Colombia ranks 25th 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 down 1.4%. 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)