Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia

Australia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 3.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
3.0%
World rank
115th
of 144 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2010
All-time low
1.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia, 1960–2010

01231960198520101960: 1.91965: 1.81970: 1.71975: 1.81980: 1.81985: 2.11990: 2.41995: 2.92000: 2.72005: 2.92010: 3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia is 3.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia peaked at 3.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1970.

That places Australia 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 1.9%
1965 1.8% -5.3%
1970 1.7% -5.6%
1975 1.8% +6.5%
1980 1.8% -0.6%
1985 2.1% +16.7%
1990 2.4% +11.9%
1995 2.9% +22.6%
2000 2.7% -4.9%
2005 2.9% +6.2%
2010 3.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.9% 1.8% 1.9% 2
1970s 1.8% 1.7% 1.8% 2
1980s 2.0% 1.8% 2.1% 2
1990s 2.6% 2.4% 2.9% 2
2000s 2.8% 2.7% 2.9% 2
2010s 3.0% 3.0% 3.0% 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 112 Tajikistan 4.4% compare
  2. 113 Switzerland 3.5% compare
  3. 114 France 3.0% compare
  4. 116 Armenia 2.8% compare
  5. 117 Tonga 2.8% compare
  6. 118 Sweden 2.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Australia was 3.0% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1970.
How does Australia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Australia ranks 115th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia 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 75+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ 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 75+ with no education