Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 17.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 17.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 69.2% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.2% | — |
| 1965 | 66.0% | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 61.5% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 58.0% | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 54.6% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 49.8% | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 44.6% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 39.9% | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -37.7% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 17.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 17.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.6% | 66.0% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 58.0% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.2% | 49.8% | 54.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 39.9% | 44.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.4% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 17.1% | 17.1% | 1 |
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More education data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 388,714 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 830,495 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 790,556 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.40 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.86 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0111 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.071 units per person (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 17.1% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)