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

Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 5.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
5.5%
World rank
98th
of 144 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 1960
All-time low
5.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 67.41965: 67.31970: 67.21975: 60.61980: 54.71985: 56.81990: 58.61995: 53.32000: 43.22005: 6.52010: 5.5

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 Spain is 5.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Spain peaked at 67.4% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2010.

That places Spain 98th 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Spain, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 67.4%
1965 67.3% -0.2%
1970 67.2% -0.2%
1975 60.6% -9.8%
1980 54.7% -9.7%
1985 56.8% +3.9%
1990 58.6% +3.0%
1995 53.3% -9.1%
2000 43.2% -18.8%
2005 6.5% -85.1%
2010 5.5% -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.3% 67.3% 67.4% 2
1970s 63.9% 60.6% 67.2% 2
1980s 55.8% 54.7% 56.8% 2
1990s 55.9% 53.3% 58.6% 2
2000s 24.8% 6.5% 43.2% 2
2010s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 95 El Salvador 6.3% compare
  2. 96 Guyana 6.0% compare
  3. 97 Albania 5.7% compare
  4. 99 Greece 4.9% compare
  5. 100 Kyrgyzstan 4.3% compare
  6. 101 Serbia 3.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Spain?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Spain was 5.5% 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Spain ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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