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

Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 72.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
72.3%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 1960
All-time low
72.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 96.91965: 96.71970: 96.41975: 96.31980: 94.71985: 94.81990: 94.11995: 942000: 90.52005: 86.52010: 72.3

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana stood at 72.3%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana peaked at 96.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2010.

Ghana ranks 40th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 70-74 with no education in Ghana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.9%
1965 96.7% -0.2%
1970 96.4% -0.4%
1975 96.3% -0.1%
1980 94.7% -1.7%
1985 94.8% +0.1%
1990 94.1% -0.7%
1995 94.0% -0.1%
2000 90.5% -3.8%
2005 86.5% -4.5%
2010 72.3% -16.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.8% 96.7% 96.9% 2
1970s 96.4% 96.3% 96.4% 2
1980s 94.7% 94.7% 94.8% 2
1990s 94.1% 94.0% 94.1% 2
2000s 88.5% 86.5% 90.5% 2
2010s 72.3% 72.3% 72.3% 1

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 37 Syrian Arab Republic 74.8% compare
  2. 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 74.8% compare
  3. 39 Jordan 73.0% compare
  4. 41 Myanmar 72.1% compare
  5. 42 Cambodia 71.4% compare
  6. 43 Mauritania 70.3% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana was 72.3% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2010.
How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
Ghana ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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