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

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 57.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
57.0%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
94.1%
in 1960
All-time low
57.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.11965: 92.61970: 90.21975: 87.21980: 83.81985: 80.11990: 75.91995: 70.72000: 67.82005: 65.32010: 57

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 Sierra Leone is 57.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Sierra Leone peaked at 94.1% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 2010.

Sierra Leone ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Sierra Leone, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.1%
1965 92.6% -1.6%
1970 90.2% -2.6%
1975 87.2% -3.3%
1980 83.8% -3.9%
1985 80.1% -4.4%
1990 75.9% -5.3%
1995 70.7% -6.8%
2000 67.8% -4.1%
2005 65.3% -3.7%
2010 57.0% -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 93.3% 92.6% 94.1% 2
1970s 88.7% 87.2% 90.2% 2
1980s 82.0% 80.1% 83.8% 2
1990s 73.3% 70.7% 75.9% 2
2000s 66.6% 65.3% 67.8% 2
2010s 57.0% 57.0% 57.0% 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 5 Senegal 58.6% compare
  2. 6 Afghanistan 58.4% compare
  3. 7 Yemen 57.5% compare
  4. 9 Benin 53.9% compare
  5. 10 Sudan 53.7% compare
  6. 11 Central African Republic 51.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Sierra Leone was 57.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 2010.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
Sierra Leone ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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