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

South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education was 27.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
27.5%
World rank
74th
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.3%
in 1960
All-time low
10.7%
in 1995
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

2040601960198520101960: 62.31965: 60.91970: 58.81975: 54.91980: 47.61985: 46.51990: 301995: 10.72000: 46.92005: 432010: 27.5

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 South Africa stood at 27.5%.

That represents a change of down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in South Africa peaked at 62.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1995.

That places South Africa 74th 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 70-74 with no education in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in South Africa, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 62.3%
1965 60.9% -2.2%
1970 58.8% -3.4%
1975 54.9% -6.7%
1980 47.6% -13.2%
1985 46.5% -2.4%
1990 30.0% -35.4%
1995 10.7% -64.2%
2000 46.9% +337.1%
2005 43.0% -8.5%
2010 27.5% -36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.6% 60.9% 62.3% 2
1970s 56.8% 54.9% 58.8% 2
1980s 47.1% 46.5% 47.6% 2
1990s 20.4% 10.7% 30.0% 2
2000s 44.9% 43.0% 46.9% 2
2010s 27.5% 27.5% 27.5% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

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  4. 75 Hong Kong, China 26.6% compare
  5. 76 Cuba 26.0% compare
  6. 77 Sri Lanka 21.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in South Africa?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education in South Africa was 27.5% 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 South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1995.
How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with no education?
South Africa ranks 74th 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 South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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