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

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 83.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
83.0%
World rank
14th
of 144 countries
All-time high
92.3%
in 1960
All-time low
83.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 92.31965: 91.11970: 89.61975: 87.11980: 86.41985: 86.41990: 86.41995: 87.62000: 87.92005: 88.12010: 83

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 Liberia stood at 83.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Liberia peaked at 92.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2010.

Liberia ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Liberia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 92.3%
1965 91.1% -1.3%
1970 89.6% -1.7%
1975 87.1% -2.8%
1980 86.4% -0.8%
1985 86.4% +0.0%
1990 86.4% +0.0%
1995 87.6% +1.4%
2000 87.9% +0.3%
2005 88.1% +0.3%
2010 83.0% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 91.7% 91.1% 92.3% 2
1970s 88.3% 87.1% 89.6% 2
1980s 86.4% 86.4% 86.4% 2
1990s 87.0% 86.4% 87.6% 2
2000s 88.0% 87.9% 88.1% 2
2010s 83.0% 83.0% 83.0% 1

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 11 Senegal 86.1% compare
  2. 12 Algeria 84.7% compare
  3. 13 Côte d'Ivoire 84.4% compare
  4. 15 Papua New Guinea 83.0% compare
  5. 16 Central African Republic 82.5% compare
  6. 17 Benin 82.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Liberia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Liberia was 83.0% 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2010.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Liberia ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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