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

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 26.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
26.6%
World rank
65th
of 144 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 1960
All-time low
26.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 74.21965: 74.21970: 59.11975: 63.61980: 43.81985: 43.81990: 31.81995: 31.22000: 29.52005: 29.52010: 26.6

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 26.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Lesotho peaked at 74.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2010.

Lesotho ranks 65th 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 population age 65-69 with no education in Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 74.2%
1965 74.2% +0.0%
1970 59.1% -20.4%
1975 63.6% +7.6%
1980 43.8% -31.2%
1985 43.8% +0.0%
1990 31.8% -27.4%
1995 31.2% -1.8%
2000 29.5% -5.4%
2005 29.5% -0.1%
2010 26.6% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.2% 74.2% 74.2% 2
1970s 61.4% 59.1% 63.6% 2
1980s 43.8% 43.8% 43.8% 2
1990s 31.5% 31.2% 31.8% 2
2000s 29.5% 29.5% 29.5% 2
2010s 26.6% 26.6% 26.6% 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 62 Mauritius 29.4% compare
  2. 63 Mexico 27.6% compare
  3. 64 Brazil 26.7% compare
  4. 66 Zimbabwe 26.4% compare
  5. 67 Portugal 26.1% compare
  6. 68 South Africa 25.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Lesotho was 26.6% 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 Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2010.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Lesotho ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 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