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

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary was 5.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.8%
World rank
70th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2010
All-time low
1.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

234561960198520101960: 1.81965: 2.31970: 2.91975: 3.51980: 3.71985: 41990: 4.41995: 5.12000: 5.52005: 5.42010: 5.8

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 5.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia peaked at 5.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1960.

That places Colombia 70th 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.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.8%
1965 2.3% +30.3%
1970 2.9% +25.9%
1975 3.5% +21.6%
1980 3.7% +6.6%
1985 4.0% +7.5%
1990 4.4% +9.5%
1995 5.1% +17.1%
2000 5.5% +6.4%
2005 5.4% -1.8%
2010 5.8% +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.0% 1.8% 2.3% 2
1970s 3.2% 2.9% 3.5% 2
1980s 3.9% 3.7% 4.0% 2
1990s 4.8% 4.4% 5.1% 2
2000s 5.4% 5.4% 5.5% 2
2010s 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 67 New Zealand 6.4% compare
  2. 68 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 6.3% compare
  3. 69 United Arab Emirates 6.2% compare
  4. 71 Republic of Korea 5.7% compare
  5. 72 Paraguay 5.7% compare
  6. 73 Fiji 5.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia was 5.8% 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 secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary?
Colombia ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. 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 75+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary