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

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education was 24.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
24.9%
World rank
85th
of 144 countries
All-time high
75.5%
in 1965
All-time low
21.0%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 75.51965: 75.51970: 69.31975: 61.81980: 61.81985: 61.71990: 38.91995: 30.92000: 23.82005: 212010: 24.9

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 24.9% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho peaked at 75.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2005.

Lesotho ranks 85th 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 75+ with no education in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 75.5%
1965 75.5% +0.0%
1970 69.3% -8.2%
1975 61.8% -10.8%
1980 61.8% -0.1%
1985 61.7% -0.0%
1990 38.9% -36.9%
1995 30.9% -20.6%
2000 23.8% -22.9%
2005 21.0% -12.0%
2010 24.9% +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 75.5% 75.5% 75.5% 2
1970s 65.5% 61.8% 69.3% 2
1980s 61.7% 61.7% 61.8% 2
1990s 34.9% 30.9% 38.9% 2
2000s 22.4% 21.0% 23.8% 2
2010s 24.9% 24.9% 24.9% 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 82 Colombia 29.0% compare
  2. 83 Mongolia 27.9% compare
  3. 84 Panama 25.2% compare
  4. 86 Guyana 23.8% compare
  5. 87 Fiji 22.9% compare
  6. 88 Paraguay 22.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho was 24.9% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2005.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education?
Lesotho ranks 85th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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