Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile

Chile: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 2.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
2.6%
World rank
99th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 1960
All-time low
2.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile, 1960–2010

510151960198520101960: 17.51965: 13.51970: 9.71975: 7.91980: 6.81985: 5.31990: 4.61995: 4.52000: 4.22005: 3.42010: 2.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile is 2.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile peaked at 17.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2010.

Chile ranks 99th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 17.5%
1965 13.5% -22.9%
1970 9.7% -27.9%
1975 7.9% -18.8%
1980 6.8% -13.7%
1985 5.3% -21.3%
1990 4.6% -14.6%
1995 4.5% -2.2%
2000 4.2% -6.7%
2005 3.4% -18.7%
2010 2.6% -24.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.5% 13.5% 17.5% 2
1970s 8.8% 7.9% 9.7% 2
1980s 6.1% 5.3% 6.8% 2
1990s 4.5% 4.5% 4.6% 2
2000s 3.8% 3.4% 4.2% 2
2010s 2.6% 2.6% 2.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Chile was 2.6% 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 15+ with no education recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2010.
How does Chile rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Chile ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education
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 15+ with no education