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

Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary was 77.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
77.5%
World rank
3rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
77.5%
in 2010
All-time low
29.3%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 29.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 29.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 29.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 32.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 35.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 33 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 30.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 33.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 35.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 36.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 77.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Spain is 77.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 120.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Spain peaked at 77.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 1970.

Spain ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Spain, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 29.4%
1965 29.4% -0.1%
1970 29.3% -0.1%
1975 32.7% +11.6%
1980 35.5% +8.5%
1985 33.0% -7.1%
1990 30.8% -6.6%
1995 33.3% +8.1%
2000 35.2% +5.6%
2005 36.5% +3.7%
2010 77.5% +112.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 29.4% 29.4% 29.4% 2
1970s 31.0% 29.3% 32.7% 2
1980s 34.2% 33.0% 35.5% 2
1990s 32.0% 30.8% 33.3% 2
2000s 35.8% 35.2% 36.5% 2
2010s 77.5% 77.5% 77.5% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 El Salvador 83.8% compare
  2. 2 Thailand 80.4% compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 75.5% compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 73.2% compare
  5. 6 Lesotho 72.8% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Spain?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary in Spain was 77.5% 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 75+ with primary recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 1970.
How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary?
Spain ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 75+ with primary rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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)