Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education was 16.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
16.8%
World rank
81st
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 1960
All-time low
16.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801001960198520101960: 97.51965: 96.81970: 91.61975: 80.11980: 75.11985: 68.31990: 66.71995: 51.42000: 40.52005: 29.22010: 16.8

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea is 16.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea peaked at 97.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2010.

That places Republic of Korea 81st 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 female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 97.5%
1965 96.8% -0.7%
1970 91.6% -5.4%
1975 80.1% -12.6%
1980 75.1% -6.2%
1985 68.3% -9.0%
1990 66.7% -2.4%
1995 51.4% -22.9%
2000 40.5% -21.2%
2005 29.2% -27.9%
2010 16.8% -42.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 97.2% 96.8% 97.5% 2
1970s 85.8% 80.1% 91.6% 2
1980s 71.7% 68.3% 75.1% 2
1990s 59.0% 51.4% 66.7% 2
2000s 34.8% 29.2% 40.5% 2
2010s 16.8% 16.8% 16.8% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 78 Dominican Republic 19.4% compare
  2. 79 Panama 18.4% compare
  3. 80 Lesotho 16.9% compare
  4. 82 Viet Nam 14.9% compare
  5. 83 Costa Rica 14.7% compare
  6. 84 Italy 14.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education in Republic of Korea was 16.8% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2010.
How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education?
Republic of Korea ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Republic of Korea 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 female population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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