Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados

Barbados: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. was 23.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
23.2%
World rank
81st
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 1960
All-time low
23.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 87.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 72.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 53.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 67.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 86.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 73.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 56.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 38.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 32.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 23.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados is 23.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados peaked at 87.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2010.

Barbados ranks 81st 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 primary schooling. in Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Barbados, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 87.3%
1965 72.7% -16.7%
1970 53.8% -26.0%
1975 67.8% +26.1%
1980 86.8% +28.0%
1985 73.8% -15.0%
1990 56.5% -23.5%
1995 38.2% -32.3%
2000 34.9% -8.6%
2005 32.8% -6.0%
2010 23.2% -29.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.0% 72.7% 87.3% 2
1970s 60.8% 53.8% 67.8% 2
1980s 80.3% 73.8% 86.8% 2
1990s 47.3% 38.2% 56.5% 2
2000s 33.9% 32.8% 34.9% 2
2010s 23.2% 23.2% 23.2% 1

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 25.1% compare
  2. 79 Serbia 24.1% compare
  3. 80 Cuba 23.8% compare
  4. 82 Rwanda 23.1% compare
  5. 83 Croatia 23.0% compare
  6. 84 Belize 22.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Barbados was 23.2% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2010.
How does Barbados rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling.?
Barbados ranks 81st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Barbados 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)