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

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. was 7.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
7.3%
World rank
126th
of 144 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2010
All-time low
2.9%
in 1965
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

024681960198520101960: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 3.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 3.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 3.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 7.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 7.3% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 128.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 1965.

Sierra Leone ranks 126th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Sierra Leone, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 2.9%
1965 2.9% -0.3%
1970 2.9% +0.0%
1975 2.9% +0.0%
1980 3.4% +17.2%
1985 3.4% +0.0%
1990 3.4% +0.0%
1995 3.4% +0.0%
2000 3.2% -5.9%
2005 3.2% +0.0%
2010 7.3% +128.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2
1970s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2
1980s 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 2
1990s 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 2
2000s 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 2
2010s 7.3% 7.3% 7.3% 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 123 Senegal 8.9% compare
  2. 124 Niger 7.6% compare
  3. 125 Slovenia 7.5% compare
  4. 127 Iraq 7.2% compare
  5. 128 Bahrain 6.5% compare
  6. 129 Afghanistan 6.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. in Sierra Leone was 7.3% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 1965.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling.?
Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 65-69 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 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)