Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. was 2.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
2.9%
World rank
120th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 2010
All-time low
1.0%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone, 1960–2010

11.522.531960198520101960: 1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 1.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 1.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 2.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 2.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone peaked at 2.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1960.

Sierra Leone ranks 120th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Sierra Leone, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.0%
1965 1.1% +10.0%
1970 1.2% +10.0%
1975 1.3% +9.9%
1980 1.4% +4.5%
1985 1.4% +1.4%
1990 2.1% +46.8%
1995 2.4% +14.0%
2000 2.5% +5.5%
2005 2.4% -2.8%
2010 2.9% +19.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.1% 1.0% 1.1% 2
1970s 1.3% 1.2% 1.3% 2
1980s 1.4% 1.4% 1.4% 2
1990s 2.2% 2.1% 2.4% 2
2000s 2.5% 2.4% 2.5% 2
2010s 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 117 Nepal 3.2% compare
  2. 118 Cameroon 3.1% compare
  3. 119 Congo 3.1% compare
  4. 121 Benin 2.9% compare
  5. 122 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.7% compare
  6. 123 Zambia 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. in Sierra Leone was 2.9% 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 secondary schooling. recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1960.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling.?
Sierra Leone ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)