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

Iceland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 0.5% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
0.5%
World rank
127th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 1960
All-time low
0.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 2.61965: 2.51970: 1.41975: 1.21980: 0.941985: 0.921990: 0.711995: 0.72000: 0.632005: 0.642010: 0.51

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland is 0.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland peaked at 2.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.

That places Iceland 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 2.6%
1965 2.5% -2.3%
1970 1.4% -45.4%
1975 1.2% -10.2%
1980 0.9% -23.6%
1985 0.9% -2.1%
1990 0.7% -22.8%
1995 0.7% -1.4%
2000 0.6% -10.0%
2005 0.6% +1.6%
2010 0.5% -20.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.5% 2.5% 2.6% 2
1970s 1.3% 1.2% 1.4% 2
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 124 United States 0.7% compare
  2. 125 Slovenia 0.6% compare
  3. 126 Armenia 0.6% compare
  4. 128 Hungary 0.4% compare
  5. 129 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
  6. 130 Luxembourg 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iceland was 0.5% 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
How does Iceland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Iceland ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iceland 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