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

Lesotho: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 32.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
32.7%
World rank
74th
of 144 countries
All-time high
74.2%
in 1960
All-time low
29.5%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 74.21965: 74.21970: 69.41975: 63.61980: 63.61985: 63.51990: 44.91995: 38.42000: 32.32005: 29.52010: 32.7

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

Analysis

Lesotho recorded 32.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010.

That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho peaked at 74.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2005.

That places Lesotho 74th 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 Lesotho, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 74.2%
1965 74.2% +0.0%
1970 69.4% -6.4%
1975 63.6% -8.4%
1980 63.6% -0.1%
1985 63.5% -0.1%
1990 44.9% -29.3%
1995 38.4% -14.4%
2000 32.3% -15.8%
2005 29.5% -8.8%
2010 32.7% +10.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.2% 74.2% 74.2% 2
1970s 66.5% 63.6% 69.4% 2
1980s 63.5% 63.5% 63.6% 2
1990s 41.6% 38.4% 44.9% 2
2000s 30.9% 29.5% 32.3% 2
2010s 32.7% 32.7% 32.7% 1

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 71 Republic of Korea 36.6% compare
  2. 72 South Africa 35.2% compare
  3. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.1% compare
  4. 75 Dominican Republic 32.1% compare
  5. 76 Peru 31.1% compare
  6. 77 Mauritius 29.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Lesotho was 32.7% 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 Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2005.
How does Lesotho rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Lesotho ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho 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