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

Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education was 56.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
56.6%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
83.2%
in 1980
All-time low
56.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801960198520101960: 79.61965: 79.61970: 79.51975: 81.21980: 83.21985: 73.11990: 60.51995: 572000: 56.82005: 56.72010: 56.6

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 56.6% 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 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Zambia peaked at 83.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2010.

Zambia ranks 49th 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Zambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 79.6%
1965 79.6% -0.0%
1970 79.5% -0.2%
1975 81.2% +2.2%
1980 83.2% +2.4%
1985 73.1% -12.2%
1990 60.5% -17.1%
1995 57.0% -5.9%
2000 56.8% -0.3%
2005 56.7% -0.3%
2010 56.6% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 79.6% 79.6% 79.6% 2
1970s 80.4% 79.5% 81.2% 2
1980s 78.1% 73.1% 83.2% 2
1990s 58.8% 57.0% 60.5% 2
2000s 56.8% 56.7% 56.8% 2
2010s 56.6% 56.6% 56.6% 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 46 United Arab Emirates 61.0% compare
  2. 47 Malaysia 59.5% compare
  3. 48 Botswana 57.6% compare
  4. 50 Iran 56.3% compare
  5. 51 Honduras 55.8% compare
  6. 52 Nicaragua 55.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Zambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education in Zambia was 56.6% 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2010.
How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education?
Zambia ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with no education rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia 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