Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany
Germany: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 1.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany peaked at 5.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2010.
Germany ranks 106th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1965 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 4.5% | +77.2% |
| 1975 | 5.0% | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 5.2% | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -61.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany was 1.8% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2010.
- How does Germany rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Germany ranks 106th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education