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

Nepal: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 90.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
90.0%
World rank
11th
of 144 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 1960
All-time low
84.8%
in 1990
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 99.51965: 98.71970: 97.61975: 96.71980: 95.61985: 90.91990: 84.81995: 87.22000: 90.72005: 90.42010: 90

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 Nepal stood at 90.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nepal peaked at 99.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 1990.

Nepal ranks 11th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nepal, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 99.5%
1965 98.7% -0.8%
1970 97.6% -1.1%
1975 96.7% -1.0%
1980 95.6% -1.1%
1985 90.9% -4.9%
1990 84.8% -6.7%
1995 87.2% +2.9%
2000 90.7% +4.0%
2005 90.4% -0.3%
2010 90.0% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 99.1% 98.7% 99.5% 2
1970s 97.1% 96.7% 97.6% 2
1980s 93.2% 90.9% 95.6% 2
1990s 86.0% 84.8% 87.2% 2
2000s 90.5% 90.4% 90.7% 2
2010s 90.0% 90.0% 90.0% 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 8 Mali 92.5% compare
  2. 9 Benin 90.3% compare
  3. 10 Niger 90.3% compare
  4. 12 Iraq 90.0% compare
  5. 13 Gambia 89.9% compare
  6. 14 Togo 89.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nepal?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Nepal was 90.0% 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 1990.
How does Nepal rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Nepal ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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