Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait

Kuwait: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 42.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
42.6%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.1%
in 1975
All-time low
42.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 89.61965: 89.51970: 89.41975: 97.11980: 93.41985: 75.81990: 73.51995: 862000: 60.82005: 46.32010: 42.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait is 42.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait peaked at 97.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2010.

That places Kuwait 53rd 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 population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 89.6%
1965 89.5% -0.1%
1970 89.4% -0.1%
1975 97.1% +8.6%
1980 93.4% -3.8%
1985 75.8% -18.8%
1990 73.5% -3.1%
1995 86.0% +17.1%
2000 60.8% -29.3%
2005 46.3% -23.8%
2010 42.6% -8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89.5% 89.5% 89.6% 2
1970s 93.2% 89.4% 97.1% 2
1980s 84.6% 75.8% 93.4% 2
1990s 79.7% 73.5% 86.0% 2
2000s 53.6% 46.3% 60.8% 2
2010s 42.6% 42.6% 42.6% 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 50 Uganda 47.8% compare
  2. 51 Singapore 45.7% compare
  3. 52 Nicaragua 44.6% compare
  4. 54 Zambia 42.0% compare
  5. 55 Honduras 40.4% compare
  6. 56 Namibia 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Kuwait was 42.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2010.
How does Kuwait rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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 population age 65-69 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with no education