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

Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 9.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
9.3%
World rank
66th
of 144 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 1960
All-time low
9.3%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 43.61965: 41.11970: 37.51975: 36.11980: 34.21985: 27.61990: 221995: 17.22000: 13.42005: 10.22010: 9.3

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico is 9.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico peaked at 43.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2010.

That places Mexico 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with no education in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 43.6%
1965 41.1% -5.8%
1970 37.5% -8.9%
1975 36.1% -3.6%
1980 34.2% -5.3%
1985 27.6% -19.4%
1990 22.0% -20.1%
1995 17.2% -21.9%
2000 13.4% -21.9%
2005 10.2% -24.0%
2010 9.3% -8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.4% 41.1% 43.6% 2
1970s 36.8% 36.1% 37.5% 2
1980s 30.9% 27.6% 34.2% 2
1990s 19.6% 17.2% 22.0% 2
2000s 11.8% 10.2% 13.4% 2
2010s 9.3% 9.3% 9.3% 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 63 United Arab Emirates 10.2% compare
  2. 64 Jordan 10.1% compare
  3. 65 Indonesia 9.5% compare
  4. 67 Cuba 9.2% compare
  5. 68 Malaysia 8.8% compare
  6. 69 Zimbabwe 8.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Mexico was 9.3% 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2010.
How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Mexico ranks 66th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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