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

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary was 13.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
13.8%
World rank
60th
of 144 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2010
All-time low
6.6%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0510151960198520101960: 6.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 8.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 12.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 11 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 8.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 13.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 13.8% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia peaked at 13.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1960.

That places Colombia 60th 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.6%
1965 8.2% +24.0%
1970 9.8% +20.0%
1975 11.9% +21.6%
1980 12.4% +4.1%
1985 12.7% +2.8%
1990 12.7% -0.3%
1995 12.7% +0.2%
2000 11.0% -13.6%
2005 8.2% -25.2%
2010 13.8% +67.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.4% 6.6% 8.2% 2
1970s 10.8% 9.8% 11.9% 2
1980s 12.6% 12.4% 12.7% 2
1990s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 2
2000s 9.6% 8.2% 11.0% 2
2010s 13.8% 13.8% 13.8% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 57 Brazil 14.4% compare
  2. 58 Botswana 14.1% compare
  3. 59 Uruguay 13.8% compare
  4. 61 Philippines 13.7% compare
  5. 62 Mauritius 13.5% compare
  6. 63 Dominican Republic 13.5% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia →

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 13.8% 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 13.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary?
Colombia ranks 60th 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 25.1%. 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia. Statizoid, drawing on Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-75-with-secondary-schooling-total/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/barro-lee-percentage-of-female-population-age-75-with-secondary-schooling-total/colombia/">Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary in Colombia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ 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
Last refreshed

Percentage of female population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)