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

Republic of Korea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 29.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
29.7%
World rank
73rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 1960
All-time low
29.7%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801001960198520101960: 97.51965: 96.81970: 91.61975: 80.11980: 75.11985: 68.31990: 66.71995: 67.62000: 57.22005: 44.62010: 29.7

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 Republic of Korea stood at 29.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Republic of Korea peaked at 97.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2010.

Republic of Korea ranks 73rd 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 Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 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 67.6% +1.4%
2000 57.2% -15.4%
2005 44.6% -22.0%
2010 29.7% -33.3%

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 67.1% 66.7% 67.6% 2
2000s 50.9% 44.6% 57.2% 2
2010s 29.7% 29.7% 29.7% 1

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 70 Peru 32.7% compare
  2. 71 Mexico 30.7% compare
  3. 72 China 30.0% compare
  4. 74 South Africa 27.5% compare
  5. 75 Hong Kong, China 26.6% compare
  6. 76 Cuba 26.0% 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 Republic of Korea?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in Republic of Korea was 29.7% 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 Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2010.
How does Republic of Korea rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
Republic of Korea ranks 73rd 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 Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. 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 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