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

Latest (2010)
1.8%
World rank
106th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.5%
in 1995
All-time low
1.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

23451960198520101960: 2.61965: 2.51970: 4.51975: 51980: 5.21985: 5.11990: 5.11995: 5.52000: 5.12005: 4.62010: 1.8

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Germany, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 103 Bulgaria 2.4% compare
  2. 104 Spain 2.2% compare
  3. 105 Sweden 2.1% compare
  4. 106 Croatia 1.8% compare
  5. 108 Romania 1.7% compare
  6. 109 Malta 1.6% compare

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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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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