Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 19.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
19.1%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
49.2%
in 1960
All-time low
19.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 49.21965: 40.21970: 36.41975: 31.61980: 31.91985: 32.21990: 32.31995: 32.12000: 24.42005: 242010: 19.1

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia is 19.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia peaked at 49.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2010.

That places Colombia 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 49.2%
1965 40.2% -18.2%
1970 36.4% -9.5%
1975 31.6% -13.2%
1980 31.9% +1.0%
1985 32.2% +0.8%
1990 32.3% +0.3%
1995 32.1% -0.4%
2000 24.4% -23.9%
2005 24.0% -2.0%
2010 19.1% -20.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 44.7% 40.2% 49.2% 2
1970s 34.0% 31.6% 36.4% 2
1980s 32.0% 31.9% 32.2% 2
1990s 32.2% 32.1% 32.3% 2
2000s 24.2% 24.0% 24.4% 2
2010s 19.1% 19.1% 19.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 73 Peru 21.0% compare
  2. 74 China 20.4% compare
  3. 75 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.9% compare
  4. 77 Dominican Republic 18.6% compare
  5. 78 Panama 18.2% compare
  6. 79 Hong Kong 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Colombia was 19.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2010.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Colombia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education
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 population age 65-69 with no education