Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 34.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
34.6%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
78.5%
in 1960
All-time low
34.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 78.51965: 75.11970: 71.61975: 66.81980: 60.91985: 56.21990: 501995: 45.22000: 412005: 37.52010: 34.6

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

Analysis

Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 34.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 78.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2010.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 78.5%
1965 75.1% -4.3%
1970 71.6% -4.6%
1975 66.8% -6.8%
1980 60.9% -8.8%
1985 56.2% -7.7%
1990 50.0% -11.1%
1995 45.2% -9.6%
2000 41.0% -9.3%
2005 37.5% -8.4%
2010 34.6% -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76.8% 75.1% 78.5% 2
1970s 69.2% 66.8% 71.6% 2
1980s 58.5% 56.2% 60.9% 2
1990s 47.6% 45.2% 50.0% 2
2000s 39.2% 37.5% 41.0% 2
2010s 34.6% 34.6% 34.6% 1

Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic

  1. 26 Egypt 37.4% compare
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  3. 28 Haiti 35.1% compare
  4. 30 Congo 32.1% compare
  5. 31 Bahrain 31.7% compare
  6. 32 Guatemala 31.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 34.6% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2010.
How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 25+ with no education