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

Latest (2010)
59.5%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
92.7%
in 1960
All-time low
59.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 92.71965: 92.21970: 91.71975: 91.31980: 881985: 88.21990: 86.81995: 86.72000: 792005: 75.82010: 59.5

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Ghana, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Mauritania 63.0% compare
  2. 37 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.1% compare
  3. 38 Guatemala 59.7% compare
  4. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
  5. 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare
  6. 42 Singapore 56.0% compare

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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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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