Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 19.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
19.1%
World rank
78th
of 144 countries
All-time high
48.9%
in 1960
All-time low
19.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 48.91965: 44.41970: 36.31975: 31.61980: 31.61985: 31.91990: 32.11995: 32.12000: 30.32005: 242010: 19.1

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 19.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Colombia peaked at 48.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2010.

That places Colombia 78th 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 70-74 with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 48.9%
1965 44.4% -9.3%
1970 36.3% -18.2%
1975 31.6% -13.0%
1980 31.6% -0.1%
1985 31.9% +1.1%
1990 32.1% +0.7%
1995 32.1% +0.0%
2000 30.3% -5.6%
2005 24.0% -21.0%
2010 19.1% -20.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 46.6% 44.4% 48.9% 2
1970s 34.0% 31.6% 36.3% 2
1980s 31.7% 31.6% 31.9% 2
1990s 32.1% 32.1% 32.1% 2
2000s 27.2% 24.0% 30.3% 2
2010s 19.1% 19.1% 19.1% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 75 Republic of Korea 20.6% compare
  2. 76 China 20.4% compare
  3. 77 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 19.9% compare
  4. 79 Dominican Republic 18.6% compare
  5. 80 Panama 18.2% compare
  6. 81 Hong Kong 17.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education?
Colombia ranks 78th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education