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

Namibia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 20.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.8%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.6%
in 1960
All-time low
20.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

02040601960198520101960: 54.61965: 48.81970: 42.21975: 36.41980: 32.71985: 28.41990: 24.11995: 22.52000: 23.72005: 21.52010: 20.8

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

Analysis

Namibia recorded 20.8% 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 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia peaked at 54.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2010.

Namibia ranks 39th 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 population age 15+ with no education in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 54.6%
1965 48.8% -10.7%
1970 42.2% -13.4%
1975 36.4% -13.8%
1980 32.7% -10.2%
1985 28.4% -13.1%
1990 24.1% -15.2%
1995 22.5% -6.5%
2000 23.7% +5.2%
2005 21.5% -9.1%
2010 20.8% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 51.7% 48.8% 54.6% 2
1970s 39.3% 36.4% 42.2% 2
1980s 30.6% 28.4% 32.7% 2
1990s 23.3% 22.5% 24.1% 2
2000s 22.6% 21.5% 23.7% 2
2010s 20.8% 20.8% 20.8% 1

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 36 Algeria 21.1% compare
  2. 37 Brunei Darussalam 21.1% compare
  3. 38 Tunisia 20.9% compare
  4. 40 Cameroon 20.7% compare
  5. 41 Kenya 19.7% compare
  6. 42 Maldives 19.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Namibia was 20.8% 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2010.
How does Namibia rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Namibia ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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