Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia

Colombia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 28.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
28.7%
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
53.5%
in 1960
All-time low
28.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 53.51965: 45.81970: 38.91975: 31.61980: 31.61985: 31.61990: 31.91995: 32.12000: 30.32005: 28.42010: 28.7

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia is 28.7%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia peaked at 53.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2005.

That places Colombia 79th 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 75+ with no education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 53.5%
1965 45.8% -14.5%
1970 38.9% -14.9%
1975 31.6% -18.8%
1980 31.6% -0.1%
1985 31.6% +0.2%
1990 31.9% +0.8%
1995 32.1% +0.8%
2000 30.3% -5.6%
2005 28.4% -6.5%
2010 28.7% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 49.6% 45.8% 53.5% 2
1970s 35.3% 31.6% 38.9% 2
1980s 31.6% 31.6% 31.6% 2
1990s 32.0% 31.9% 32.1% 2
2000s 29.4% 28.4% 30.3% 2
2010s 28.7% 28.7% 28.7% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 76 Peru 31.1% compare
  2. 77 Mauritius 29.4% compare
  3. 78 Macau, China 28.8% compare
  4. 80 Italy 27.7% compare
  5. 81 Albania 27.6% compare
  6. 82 Zimbabwe 26.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Colombia was 28.7% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Colombia ranks 79th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education