Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain

Spain: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 17.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
17.2%
World rank
46th
of 144 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 1970
All-time low
17.2%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 27.11965: 27.11970: 39.61975: 351980: 34.31985: 29.81990: 29.71995: 29.32000: 24.22005: 25.42010: 17.2

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

Analysis

Spain recorded 17.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain peaked at 39.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2010.

Spain ranks 46th 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 female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Spain, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 27.1%
1965 27.1% +0.0%
1970 39.6% +46.2%
1975 35.0% -11.5%
1980 34.3% -2.1%
1985 29.8% -13.1%
1990 29.7% -0.4%
1995 29.3% -1.3%
2000 24.2% -17.4%
2005 25.4% +5.0%
2010 17.2% -32.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.1% 27.1% 27.1% 2
1970s 37.3% 35.0% 39.6% 2
1980s 32.0% 29.8% 34.3% 2
1990s 29.5% 29.3% 29.7% 2
2000s 24.8% 24.2% 25.4% 2
2010s 17.2% 17.2% 17.2% 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 43 Mauritania 17.5% compare
  2. 44 Papua New Guinea 17.5% compare
  3. 45 Belize 17.4% compare
  4. 47 El Salvador 16.9% compare
  5. 48 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.0% compare
  6. 49 Jordan 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Spain was 17.2% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2010.
How does Spain rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
Spain ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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 female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary