Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Canada

Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 8.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.4%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 1960
All-time low
8.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Canada, 1960–2010

10152025301960198520101960: 28.91965: 28.21970: 28.41975: 19.81980: 17.51985: 16.31990: 14.21995: 12.52000: 112005: 9.22010: 8.4

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 8.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Canada peaked at 28.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2010.

Canada ranks 75th 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 primary in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Canada, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 28.9%
1965 28.2% -2.3%
1970 28.4% +0.5%
1975 19.8% -30.3%
1980 17.5% -11.6%
1985 16.3% -6.6%
1990 14.2% -13.1%
1995 12.5% -12.1%
2000 11.0% -11.9%
2005 9.2% -16.1%
2010 8.4% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 28.6% 28.2% 28.9% 2
1970s 24.1% 19.8% 28.4% 2
1980s 16.9% 16.3% 17.5% 2
1990s 13.3% 12.5% 14.2% 2
2000s 10.1% 9.2% 11.0% 2
2010s 8.4% 8.4% 8.4% 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 72 Gabon 9.8% compare
  2. 73 Nicaragua 9.3% compare
  3. 74 Latvia 8.7% compare
  4. 76 Jordan 7.9% compare
  5. 77 Barbados 7.6% compare
  6. 78 Qatar 7.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Canada?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Canada was 8.4% 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 primary recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2010.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Canada ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Completed Primary