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

Cameroon: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 75.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
75.0%
World rank
31st
of 144 countries
All-time high
90.9%
in 1960
All-time low
75.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 90.91965: 90.91970: 90.91975: 90.81980: 90.81985: 90.81990: 881995: 86.72000: 82.52005: 80.52010: 75

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cameroon stood at 75.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cameroon peaked at 90.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2010.

Cameroon ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cameroon, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 90.9%
1965 90.9% -0.0%
1970 90.9% -0.0%
1975 90.8% -0.1%
1980 90.8% +0.0%
1985 90.8% -0.0%
1990 88.0% -3.0%
1995 86.7% -1.5%
2000 82.5% -4.9%
2005 80.5% -2.5%
2010 75.0% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 90.9% 90.9% 90.9% 2
1970s 90.8% 90.8% 90.9% 2
1980s 90.8% 90.8% 90.8% 2
1990s 87.4% 86.7% 88.0% 2
2000s 81.5% 80.5% 82.5% 2
2010s 75.0% 75.0% 75.0% 1

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 28 Libya 76.3% compare
  2. 29 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 75.7% compare
  3. 30 Bahrain 75.3% compare
  4. 32 Singapore 73.6% compare
  5. 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 73.0% compare
  6. 34 India 72.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cameroon?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Cameroon was 75.0% 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 Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2010.
How does Cameroon rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Cameroon ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon 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