Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana
Ghana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 59.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 59.5% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana peaked at 92.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2010.
That places Ghana 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.7% | — |
| 1965 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 91.7% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 91.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 88.0% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.5% | 92.2% | 92.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 91.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 88.0% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.7% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 75.8% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 59.5% | 59.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 36 Mauritania 63.0% compare
- 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.1% compare
- 38 Guatemala 59.7% compare
- 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
- 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare
- 42 Singapore 56.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana was 59.5% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2010.
- How does Ghana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
- Ghana ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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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Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education