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

Cambodia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 69.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
69.8%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 1970
All-time low
69.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 85.71965: 77.91970: 99.71975: 99.51980: 99.31985: 751990: 74.81995: 74.72000: 74.52005: 71.52010: 69.8

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

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 69.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cambodia peaked at 99.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 2010.

That places Cambodia 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 75+ with no education in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cambodia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 85.7%
1965 77.9% -9.1%
1970 99.7% +28.0%
1975 99.5% -0.1%
1980 99.3% -0.2%
1985 75.0% -24.5%
1990 74.8% -0.2%
1995 74.7% -0.2%
2000 74.5% -0.2%
2005 71.5% -4.0%
2010 69.8% -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 81.8% 77.9% 85.7% 2
1970s 99.6% 99.5% 99.7% 2
1980s 87.2% 75.0% 99.3% 2
1990s 74.7% 74.7% 74.8% 2
2000s 73.0% 71.5% 74.5% 2
2010s 69.8% 69.8% 69.8% 1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 36 Egypt 71.1% compare
  2. 37 Myanmar 71.1% compare
  3. 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.5% compare
  4. 40 Haiti 69.0% compare
  5. 41 Kenya 66.0% compare
  6. 42 Malawi 64.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cambodia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cambodia was 69.8% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 2010.
How does Cambodia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Cambodia ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cambodia 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