Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece

Greece: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 36.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
36.7%
World rank
32nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
60.1%
in 1980
All-time low
35.0%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 35.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 48.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 52.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 56.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 60.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 57.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 52.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 42.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 35 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 41.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 36.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 36.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010.

That represents a change of up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece peaked at 60.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.

Greece ranks 32nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Greece, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 35.9%
1965 48.6% +35.4%
1970 52.4% +7.7%
1975 56.5% +7.8%
1980 60.1% +6.4%
1985 57.3% -4.6%
1990 52.1% -9.2%
1995 42.2% -18.9%
2000 35.0% -17.3%
2005 41.4% +18.4%
2010 36.7% -11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.3% 35.9% 48.6% 2
1970s 54.4% 52.4% 56.5% 2
1980s 58.7% 57.3% 60.1% 2
1990s 47.2% 42.2% 52.1% 2
2000s 38.2% 35.0% 41.4% 2
2010s 36.7% 36.7% 36.7% 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 29 Trinidad and Tobago 38.4% compare
  2. 30 Nicaragua 37.1% compare
  3. 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.7% compare
  4. 33 Algeria 36.6% compare
  5. 34 Kuwait 36.0% compare
  6. 35 Peru 35.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Greece was 36.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
How does Greece rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Greece ranks 32nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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 female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)