Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in France

France: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co was 55.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
55.7%
World rank
2nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
55.7%
in 2010
All-time low
21.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in France, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 21.21965: 25.91970: 35.41975: 32.51980: 29.81985: 34.31990: 35.51995: 372000: 29.42005: 22.12010: 55.7

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 primary schooling. co in France is 55.7%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 89.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in France peaked at 55.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1960.

France ranks 2nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co in France, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in France, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 21.2%
1965 25.9% +21.7%
1970 35.4% +36.9%
1975 32.5% -8.4%
1980 29.8% -8.3%
1985 34.3% +15.2%
1990 35.5% +3.6%
1995 37.0% +4.1%
2000 29.4% -20.5%
2005 22.1% -25.0%
2010 55.7% +152.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23.6% 21.2% 25.9% 2
1970s 33.9% 32.5% 35.4% 2
1980s 32.0% 29.8% 34.3% 2
1990s 36.3% 35.5% 37.0% 2
2000s 25.7% 22.1% 29.4% 2
2010s 55.7% 55.7% 55.7% 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 61.4% compare
  2. 3 Colombia 55.0% compare
  3. 4 Greece 48.5% compare
  4. 5 Iceland 48.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in France?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in France was 55.7% 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 primary schooling. co recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1960.
How does France rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co?
France ranks 2nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Completed Primary