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

Canada: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 2.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
2.1%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 1980
All-time low
2.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02461960198520101960: 4.81965: 4.61970: 4.61975: 5.51980: 5.81985: 3.51990: 2.61995: 2.72000: 2.72005: 2.32010: 2.1

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 Canada is 2.1%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Canada peaked at 5.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2010.

Canada ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Canada, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 4.8%
1965 4.6% -3.5%
1970 4.6% -0.6%
1975 5.5% +19.6%
1980 5.8% +5.5%
1985 3.5% -40.3%
1990 2.6% -24.0%
1995 2.7% +3.0%
2000 2.7% +0.7%
2005 2.3% -15.4%
2010 2.1% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.7% 4.6% 4.8% 2
1970s 5.0% 4.6% 5.5% 2
1980s 4.6% 3.5% 5.8% 2
1990s 2.7% 2.6% 2.7% 2
2000s 2.5% 2.3% 2.7% 2
2010s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 117 Tonga 2.8% compare
  2. 118 Sweden 2.4% compare
  3. 119 Argentina 2.4% compare
  4. 121 Germany 1.9% compare
  5. 122 Poland 1.6% compare
  6. 123 Ireland 1.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Canada?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Canada was 2.1% 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 75+ with no education recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2010.
How does Canada rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Canada ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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