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

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education was 88.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
88.5%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 1960
All-time low
88.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 961965: 95.81970: 95.91975: 95.91980: 94.31985: 94.31990: 94.31995: 94.32000: 942005: 942010: 88.5

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 Sierra Leone is 88.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Sierra Leone peaked at 96.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2010.

That places Sierra Leone 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Sierra Leone, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.0%
1965 95.8% -0.2%
1970 95.9% +0.1%
1975 95.9% +0.0%
1980 94.3% -1.7%
1985 94.3% +0.0%
1990 94.3% +0.0%
1995 94.3% +0.0%
2000 94.0% -0.3%
2005 94.0% +0.0%
2010 88.5% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 95.9% 95.8% 96.0% 2
1970s 95.9% 95.9% 95.9% 2
1980s 94.3% 94.3% 94.3% 2
1990s 94.3% 94.3% 94.3% 2
2000s 94.0% 94.0% 94.0% 2
2010s 88.5% 88.5% 88.5% 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 3 Mali 91.2% compare
  2. 4 Afghanistan 91.1% compare
  3. 5 Mozambique 88.8% compare
  4. 7 Gambia 88.2% compare
  5. 8 Morocco 86.9% compare
  6. 9 Senegal 86.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education in Sierra Leone was 88.5% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2010.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education?
Sierra Leone ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with no education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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