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

Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 26.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
26.1%
World rank
68th
of 144 countries
All-time high
91.3%
in 1970
All-time low
26.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801001960198520101960: 61.81965: 61.61970: 91.31975: 54.71980: 54.51985: 54.21990: 541995: 31.12000: 372005: 36.82010: 26.1

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 26.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Zimbabwe peaked at 91.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2010.

Zimbabwe ranks 68th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 61.8%
1965 61.6% -0.3%
1970 91.3% +48.2%
1975 54.7% -40.1%
1980 54.5% -0.4%
1985 54.2% -0.4%
1990 54.0% -0.5%
1995 31.1% -42.3%
2000 37.0% +18.9%
2005 36.8% -0.5%
2010 26.1% -29.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61.7% 61.6% 61.8% 2
1970s 73.0% 54.7% 91.3% 2
1980s 54.3% 54.2% 54.5% 2
1990s 42.5% 31.1% 54.0% 2
2000s 36.9% 36.8% 37.0% 2
2010s 26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 65 Macao 28.8% compare
  2. 66 Mexico 27.6% compare
  3. 67 Lesotho 26.6% compare
  4. 69 Portugal 26.1% compare
  5. 70 South Africa 25.1% compare
  6. 71 Bolivia 24.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Zimbabwe?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Zimbabwe was 26.1% 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2010.
How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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