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

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 31.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
31.1%
World rank
76th
of 144 countries
All-time high
65.2%
in 1960
All-time low
31.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 65.21965: 61.21970: 56.21975: 47.11980: 361985: 36.51990: 37.41995: 38.52000: 35.52005: 31.92010: 31.1

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 31.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Peru peaked at 65.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2010.

Peru ranks 76th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 65.2%
1965 61.2% -6.2%
1970 56.2% -8.1%
1975 47.1% -16.2%
1980 36.0% -23.6%
1985 36.5% +1.5%
1990 37.4% +2.2%
1995 38.5% +2.9%
2000 35.5% -7.8%
2005 31.9% -10.1%
2010 31.1% -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 63.2% 61.2% 65.2% 2
1970s 51.7% 47.1% 56.2% 2
1980s 36.3% 36.0% 36.5% 2
1990s 37.9% 37.4% 38.5% 2
2000s 33.7% 31.9% 35.5% 2
2010s 31.1% 31.1% 31.1% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 33.1% compare
  2. 74 Lesotho 32.7% compare
  3. 75 Dominican Republic 32.1% compare
  4. 77 Mauritius 29.4% compare
  5. 78 Macau, China 28.8% compare
  6. 79 Colombia 28.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Peru was 31.1% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2010.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Peru ranks 76th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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