Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia

Liberia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary was 5.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
5.1%
World rank
99th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2010
All-time low
0.9%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia, 1960–2010

123451960198520101960: 0.881965: 1.61970: 2.51975: 3.91980: 4.31985: 4.41990: 4.61995: 3.62000: 3.42005: 3.32010: 5.1

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia stood at 5.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia peaked at 5.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1960.

That places Liberia 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary in Liberia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.9%
1965 1.6% +80.7%
1970 2.5% +59.1%
1975 3.9% +54.2%
1980 4.3% +11.0%
1985 4.4% +2.3%
1990 4.6% +3.2%
1995 3.6% -22.1%
2000 3.4% -4.2%
2005 3.3% -3.2%
2010 5.1% +55.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.2% 0.9% 1.6% 2
1970s 3.2% 2.5% 3.9% 2
1980s 4.4% 4.3% 4.4% 2
1990s 4.1% 3.6% 4.6% 2
2000s 3.4% 3.3% 3.4% 2
2010s 5.1% 5.1% 5.1% 1

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  5. 101 Haiti 4.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary in Liberia was 5.1% 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 secondary recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1960.
How does Liberia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary?
Liberia ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary