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

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 79.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
79.9%
World rank
16th
of 144 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 1960
All-time low
79.9%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 92.31965: 91.31970: 89.71975: 87.11980: 87.21985: 87.21990: 87.21995: 88.12000: 88.32005: 84.82010: 79.9

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 Liberia is 79.9%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Liberia peaked at 92.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2010.

Liberia ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Liberia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 92.3%
1965 91.3% -1.1%
1970 89.7% -1.8%
1975 87.1% -2.9%
1980 87.2% +0.1%
1985 87.2% +0.0%
1990 87.2% +0.0%
1995 88.1% +1.1%
2000 88.3% +0.2%
2005 84.8% -3.9%
2010 79.9% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91.8% 91.3% 92.3% 2
1970s 88.4% 87.1% 89.7% 2
1980s 87.2% 87.2% 87.2% 2
1990s 87.7% 87.2% 88.1% 2
2000s 86.5% 84.8% 88.3% 2
2010s 79.9% 79.9% 79.9% 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 13 Iraq 81.7% compare
  2. 14 Nepal 81.0% compare
  3. 15 Côte d'Ivoire 80.0% compare
  4. 17 Burundi 78.7% compare
  5. 18 Sudan 78.0% compare
  6. 19 Eswatini 77.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Liberia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Liberia was 79.9% 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2010.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Liberia ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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