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

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 90.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
90.5%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 1960
All-time low
90.5%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 99.61965: 99.41970: 99.41975: 98.31980: 98.31985: 971990: 971995: 942000: 942005: 90.52010: 90.5

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 Iraq is 90.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iraq peaked at 99.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2005.

That places Iraq 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 99.6%
1965 99.4% -0.2%
1970 99.4% -0.0%
1975 98.3% -1.0%
1980 98.3% +0.0%
1985 97.0% -1.3%
1990 97.0% +0.0%
1995 94.0% -3.1%
2000 94.0% +0.0%
2005 90.5% -3.8%
2010 90.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 99.5% 99.4% 99.6% 2
1970s 98.8% 98.3% 99.4% 2
1980s 97.7% 97.0% 98.3% 2
1990s 95.5% 94.0% 97.0% 2
2000s 92.2% 90.5% 94.0% 2
2010s 90.5% 90.5% 90.5% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 3 Mozambique 92.0% compare
  2. 4 Mali 91.2% compare
  3. 5 Afghanistan 90.8% compare
  4. 7 Niger 90.4% compare
  5. 8 Gambia 87.4% compare
  6. 9 Nepal 86.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Iraq was 90.5% 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2005.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Iraq ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq 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