Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary was 17.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.5%
World rank
77th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2010
All-time low
6.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 6.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 8.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 9.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 11.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 11.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 13.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 11.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 17.5 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 17.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 77th 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 65-69 with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 6.9%
1965 8.5% +23.5%
1970 9.8% +15.0%
1975 11.8% +20.4%
1980 11.4% -3.6%
1985 11.2% -1.6%
1990 11.4% +1.9%
1995 12.2% +6.8%
2000 13.4% +9.9%
2005 11.2% -16.2%
2010 17.5% +55.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.7% 6.9% 8.5% 2
1970s 10.8% 9.8% 11.8% 2
1980s 11.3% 11.2% 11.4% 2
1990s 11.8% 11.4% 12.2% 2
2000s 12.3% 11.2% 13.4% 2
2010s 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 74 Kuwait 18.3% compare
  2. 75 Spain 18.3% compare
  3. 76 Brazil 17.8% compare
  4. 78 India 17.5% compare
  5. 79 Bangladesh 17.3% compare
  6. 80 Trinidad and Tobago 17.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary in Colombia was 17.5% 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 secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. 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 population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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
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Percentage of population age 65-69 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)