Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 17.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
17.5%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2010
All-time low
7.3%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia, 1960–2010

051015201960198520101960: 7.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 8.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 10 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 11.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 12.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 10.9 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

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia stood at 17.5%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia peaked at 17.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1960.

Colombia ranks 76th 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 70-74 with secondary in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 7.3%
1965 8.2% +12.2%
1970 10.0% +22.0%
1975 11.8% +18.1%
1980 12.2% +3.6%
1985 11.8% -3.4%
1990 11.8% -0.5%
1995 12.2% +3.7%
2000 10.9% -10.7%
2005 11.2% +3.1%
2010 17.5% +55.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.7% 7.3% 8.2% 2
1970s 10.9% 10.0% 11.8% 2
1980s 12.0% 11.8% 12.2% 2
1990s 12.0% 11.8% 12.2% 2
2000s 11.1% 10.9% 11.2% 2
2010s 17.5% 17.5% 17.5% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 73 Kuwait 18.3% compare
  2. 74 Spain 18.3% compare
  3. 75 Brazil 17.8% compare
  4. 77 Trinidad and Tobago 17.1% compare
  5. 78 Malaysia 16.8% compare
  6. 79 Peru 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1960.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Colombia ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)