Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi

Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 78.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
78.5%
World rank
20th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.1%
in 1960
All-time low
78.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 96.11965: 961970: 961975: 95.31980: 95.31985: 95.31990: 95.21995: 95.22000: 912005: 842010: 78.5

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

Analysis

Burundi recorded 78.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi peaked at 96.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2010.

That places Burundi 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 70-74 with no education in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.1%
1965 96.0% -0.0%
1970 96.0% -0.0%
1975 95.3% -0.8%
1980 95.3% -0.0%
1985 95.3% -0.0%
1990 95.2% -0.0%
1995 95.2% -0.0%
2000 91.0% -4.4%
2005 84.0% -7.8%
2010 78.5% -6.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.1% 96.0% 96.1% 2
1970s 95.7% 95.3% 96.0% 2
1980s 95.3% 95.3% 95.3% 2
1990s 95.2% 95.2% 95.2% 2
2000s 87.5% 84.0% 91.0% 2
2010s 78.5% 78.5% 78.5% 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 17 Benin 82.2% compare
  2. 18 Sudan 82.1% compare
  3. 19 Eswatini 81.2% compare
  4. 21 Maldives 77.1% compare
  5. 22 Congo 75.6% compare
  6. 23 Bahrain 75.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Burundi was 78.5% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2010.
How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Burundi ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education