Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 71.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
71.8%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 1960
All-time low
71.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 98.21965: 98.21970: 98.21975: 94.51980: 94.51985: 89.71990: 89.71995: 82.72000: 82.72005: 75.92010: 71.8

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

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 71.8% 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 98.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2010.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 29th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.2%
1965 98.2% -0.0%
1970 98.2% +0.0%
1975 94.5% -3.8%
1980 94.5% +0.0%
1985 89.7% -5.1%
1990 89.7% +0.0%
1995 82.7% -7.8%
2000 82.7% +0.0%
2005 75.9% -8.2%
2010 71.8% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.2% 98.2% 98.2% 2
1970s 96.4% 94.5% 98.2% 2
1980s 92.1% 89.7% 94.5% 2
1990s 86.2% 82.7% 89.7% 2
2000s 79.3% 75.9% 82.7% 2
2010s 71.8% 71.8% 71.8% 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 26 Gabon 73.6% compare
  2. 27 Togo 72.9% compare
  3. 28 Tunisia 72.3% compare
  4. 30 Libya 71.0% compare
  5. 31 India 70.2% compare
  6. 32 Cameroon 69.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Democratic Republic of Congo was 71.8% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2010.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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