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

Iran: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 51.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
51.5%
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 1960
All-time low
51.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 98.81965: 98.61970: 98.51975: 96.41980: 96.41985: 91.71990: 84.21995: 77.22000: 69.62005: 72.92010: 51.5

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iran stood at 51.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iran peaked at 98.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2010.

Iran ranks 46th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iran, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.8%
1965 98.6% -0.2%
1970 98.5% -0.1%
1975 96.4% -2.2%
1980 96.4% +0.0%
1985 91.7% -4.8%
1990 84.2% -8.1%
1995 77.2% -8.4%
2000 69.6% -9.8%
2005 72.9% +4.8%
2010 51.5% -29.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 2
1970s 97.5% 96.4% 98.5% 2
1980s 94.0% 91.7% 96.4% 2
1990s 80.7% 77.2% 84.2% 2
2000s 71.2% 69.6% 72.9% 2
2010s 51.5% 51.5% 51.5% 1

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 43 Myanmar 54.6% compare
  2. 44 Malawi 54.1% compare
  3. 45 United Arab Emirates 51.9% compare
  4. 47 Jordan 51.2% compare
  5. 48 Saudi Arabia 51.1% compare
  6. 49 Cambodia 50.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iran?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iran was 51.5% 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2010.
How does Iran rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Iran ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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