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

Latvia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Co was 8.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
8.6%
World rank
80th
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 1975
All-time low
7.9%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

051015201960198520101960: 17.51965: 17.31970: 8.81975: 20.61980: 20.21985: 19.81990: 19.31995: 14.12000: 7.92005: 92010: 8.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Latvia stood at 8.6%.

The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Latvia peaked at 20.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.

Latvia ranks 80th 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 primary schooling. Co in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Latvia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.5%
1965 17.3% -1.3%
1970 8.8% -49.3%
1975 20.6% +134.8%
1980 20.2% -2.0%
1985 19.8% -2.1%
1990 19.3% -2.3%
1995 14.1% -26.8%
2000 7.9% -44.3%
2005 9.0% +14.0%
2010 8.6% -3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.4% 17.3% 17.5% 2
1970s 14.7% 8.8% 20.6% 2
1980s 20.0% 19.8% 20.2% 2
1990s 16.7% 14.1% 19.3% 2
2000s 8.4% 7.9% 9.0% 2
2010s 8.6% 8.6% 8.6% 1

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 77 Botswana 8.8% compare
  2. 78 Canada 8.7% compare
  3. 79 Honduras 8.7% compare
  4. 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 8.6% compare
  5. 82 Nicaragua 8.3% compare
  6. 83 Syrian Arab Republic 8.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Latvia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co in Latvia was 8.6% 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 primary schooling. co recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1975.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co?
Latvia ranks 80th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. co rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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