Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. was 8.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
8.9%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2010
All-time low
3.8%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia, 1960–2010

024681960198520101960: 5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 4.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 4.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 3.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 4.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 5.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 7.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 8.9 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 population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia is 8.9%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia peaked at 8.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1975.

Liberia ranks 122nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Liberia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 5.0%
1965 4.7% -6.2%
1970 4.3% -8.3%
1975 3.8% -11.6%
1980 3.8% +0.0%
1985 3.8% +0.0%
1990 3.8% +0.0%
1995 4.9% +27.9%
2000 5.3% +8.2%
2005 7.1% +34.6%
2010 8.9% +25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.8% 4.7% 5.0% 2
1970s 4.0% 3.8% 4.3% 2
1980s 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 2
1990s 4.3% 3.8% 4.9% 2
2000s 6.2% 5.3% 7.1% 2
2010s 8.9% 8.9% 8.9% 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 119 Estonia 10.0% compare
  2. 120 Mozambique 9.8% compare
  3. 121 Ghana 9.0% compare
  4. 123 Senegal 8.9% compare
  5. 124 Niger 7.6% compare
  6. 125 Slovenia 7.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Liberia was 8.9% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1975.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling.?
Liberia ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 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 population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)