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

Tanzania: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 57.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
57.8%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
83.3%
in 1960
All-time low
57.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 83.31965: 75.91970: 75.91975: 75.91980: 75.51985: 70.71990: 70.71995: 70.72000: 70.62005: 70.62010: 57.8

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 Tanzania is 57.8%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Tanzania peaked at 83.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2010.

Tanzania ranks 40th 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 Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Tanzania, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 83.3%
1965 75.9% -8.9%
1970 75.9% -0.0%
1975 75.9% -0.0%
1980 75.5% -0.5%
1985 70.7% -6.3%
1990 70.7% -0.0%
1995 70.7% -0.0%
2000 70.6% -0.1%
2005 70.6% -0.1%
2010 57.8% -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 79.6% 75.9% 83.3% 2
1970s 75.9% 75.9% 75.9% 2
1980s 73.1% 70.7% 75.5% 2
1990s 70.7% 70.7% 70.7% 2
2000s 70.6% 70.6% 70.6% 2
2010s 57.8% 57.8% 57.8% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 37 Laos 62.1% compare
  2. 38 Guatemala 59.7% compare
  3. 39 Ghana 59.5% compare
  4. 41 Bangladesh 57.1% compare
  5. 42 Singapore 56.0% compare
  6. 43 Myanmar 54.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Tanzania?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Tanzania was 57.8% 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2010.
How does Tanzania rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Tanzania ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania 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