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

Turkey: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 47.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
47.4%
World rank
61st
of 144 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 1960
All-time low
45.1%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 87.51965: 85.51970: 86.31975: 86.91980: 86.61985: 79.91990: 71.91995: 64.42000: 53.92005: 45.12010: 47.4

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 Turkey is 47.4%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Turkey peaked at 87.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 2005.

That places Turkey 61st 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Turkey, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 87.5%
1965 85.5% -2.3%
1970 86.3% +0.9%
1975 86.9% +0.7%
1980 86.6% -0.3%
1985 79.9% -7.8%
1990 71.9% -10.0%
1995 64.4% -10.4%
2000 53.9% -16.3%
2005 45.1% -16.3%
2010 47.4% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.5% 85.5% 87.5% 2
1970s 86.6% 86.3% 86.9% 2
1980s 83.2% 79.9% 86.6% 2
1990s 68.1% 64.4% 71.9% 2
2000s 49.5% 45.1% 53.9% 2
2010s 47.4% 47.4% 47.4% 1

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 58 Saudi Arabia 51.1% compare
  2. 59 Uganda 48.6% compare
  3. 60 Indonesia 48.1% compare
  4. 62 Portugal 47.1% compare
  5. 63 Cuba 44.3% compare
  6. 64 Brazil 44.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Turkey?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Turkey was 47.4% 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Turkey ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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