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

Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 23.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
23.0%
World rank
79th
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.7%
in 1960
All-time low
23.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 60.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 59.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 59.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 51 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 44 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 41.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 36.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 30.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 25.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 23 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Canada recorded 23.0% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure 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 60.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2010.

That places Canada 79th 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 75+ with primary in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Canada, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 60.7%
1965 59.3% -2.3%
1970 59.6% +0.5%
1975 51.0% -14.4%
1980 44.0% -13.7%
1985 41.5% -5.7%
1990 36.7% -11.5%
1995 33.2% -9.4%
2000 30.1% -9.4%
2005 25.3% -16.1%
2010 23.0% -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 60.0% 59.3% 60.7% 2
1970s 55.3% 51.0% 59.6% 2
1980s 42.8% 41.5% 44.0% 2
1990s 35.0% 33.2% 36.7% 2
2000s 27.7% 25.3% 30.1% 2
2010s 23.0% 23.0% 23.0% 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 76 Belize 24.1% compare
  2. 77 Kuwait 23.8% compare
  3. 78 South Africa 23.5% compare
  4. 80 Malaysia 22.6% compare
  5. 81 Barbados 22.0% compare
  6. 82 Myanmar 21.6% 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 23.0% 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 60.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2010.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Canada ranks 79th 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. Total (Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)