Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary was 17.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.3%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 2010
All-time low
6.0%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010

57.51012.51517.51960198520101960: 6.61965: 7.81970: 8.21975: 9.21980: 9.61985: 12.11990: 13.61995: 13.12000: 13.42005: 62010: 17.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 17.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 17.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 47th 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 population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 6.6%
1965 7.8% +18.2%
1970 8.2% +5.5%
1975 9.2% +11.2%
1980 9.6% +4.3%
1985 12.1% +26.5%
1990 13.6% +12.3%
1995 13.1% -3.6%
2000 13.4% +2.2%
2005 6.0% -55.4%
2010 17.3% +190.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.2% 6.6% 7.8% 2
1970s 8.7% 8.2% 9.2% 2
1980s 10.8% 9.6% 12.1% 2
1990s 13.3% 13.1% 13.6% 2
2000s 9.7% 6.0% 13.4% 2
2010s 17.3% 17.3% 17.3% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 44 Finland 17.7% compare
  2. 45 Iran 17.7% compare
  3. 46 Egypt 17.6% compare
  4. 48 Uganda 16.8% compare
  5. 49 Luxembourg 16.4% compare
  6. 50 Eswatini 16.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary in Colombia was 17.3% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Incompleted Secondary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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