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

Syria: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 63.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
63.1%
World rank
43rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.8%
in 1960
All-time low
55.9%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 87.81965: 87.51970: 87.11975: 871980: 871985: 74.31990: 68.81995: 61.62000: 55.92005: 59.12010: 63.1

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

Analysis

Syria recorded 63.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in 2010.

That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Syria peaked at 87.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2000.

That places Syria 43rd 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 Syria, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Syria, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 87.8%
1965 87.5% -0.3%
1970 87.1% -0.5%
1975 87.0% -0.1%
1980 87.0% -0.1%
1985 74.3% -14.5%
1990 68.8% -7.5%
1995 61.6% -10.4%
2000 55.9% -9.3%
2005 59.1% +5.8%
2010 63.1% +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 87.7% 87.5% 87.8% 2
1970s 87.1% 87.0% 87.1% 2
1980s 80.7% 74.3% 87.0% 2
1990s 65.2% 61.6% 68.8% 2
2000s 57.5% 55.9% 59.1% 2
2010s 63.1% 63.1% 63.1% 1

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 40 Haiti 69.0% compare
  2. 41 Kenya 66.0% compare
  3. 42 Malawi 64.4% compare
  4. 44 Mauritania 63.0% compare
  5. 45 Guatemala 62.5% compare
  6. 46 United Arab Emirates 61.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Syria?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Syria was 63.1% 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2000.
How does Syria rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Syria ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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