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

Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 48.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
48.6%
World rank
59th
of 144 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 1970
All-time low
15.0%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801001960198520101960: 89.21965: 90.51970: 92.21975: 89.91980: 87.11985: 82.71990: 79.51995: 50.52000: 152005: 38.32010: 48.6

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 Uganda is 48.6%, measured in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 223.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Uganda peaked at 92.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 59th 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 Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Uganda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 89.2%
1965 90.5% +1.4%
1970 92.2% +1.9%
1975 89.9% -2.5%
1980 87.1% -3.1%
1985 82.7% -5.0%
1990 79.5% -3.9%
1995 50.5% -36.5%
2000 15.0% -70.2%
2005 38.3% +154.9%
2010 48.6% +26.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 89.8% 89.2% 90.5% 2
1970s 91.0% 89.9% 92.2% 2
1980s 84.9% 82.7% 87.1% 2
1990s 65.0% 50.5% 79.5% 2
2000s 26.7% 15.0% 38.3% 2
2010s 48.6% 48.6% 48.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 56 Bangladesh 52.6% compare
  2. 57 Jordan 51.2% compare
  3. 58 Saudi Arabia 51.1% compare
  4. 60 Indonesia 48.1% compare
  5. 61 Türkiye 47.4% compare
  6. 62 Portugal 47.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Uganda?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Uganda was 48.6% 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Uganda ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 223.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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