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

Peru: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 6.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
6.8%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
42.8%
in 1960
All-time low
6.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

102030401960198520101960: 42.81965: 38.41970: 351975: 28.51980: 241985: 20.41990: 17.51995: 16.52000: 12.52005: 9.72010: 6.8

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Peru stood at 6.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Peru peaked at 42.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2010.

Peru ranks 75th 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 25+ with no education in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Peru, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 42.8%
1965 38.4% -10.3%
1970 35.0% -8.9%
1975 28.5% -18.6%
1980 24.0% -15.8%
1985 20.4% -15.2%
1990 17.5% -13.8%
1995 16.5% -5.8%
2000 12.5% -24.4%
2005 9.7% -22.2%
2010 6.8% -29.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.6% 38.4% 42.8% 2
1970s 31.7% 28.5% 35.0% 2
1980s 22.2% 20.4% 24.0% 2
1990s 17.0% 16.5% 17.5% 2
2000s 11.1% 9.7% 12.5% 2
2010s 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 72 Colombia 7.9% compare
  2. 73 South Africa 7.8% compare
  3. 74 Kuwait 7.1% compare
  4. 76 Mauritius 6.6% compare
  5. 77 Venezuela 6.6% compare
  6. 78 China 6.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Peru?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Peru was 6.8% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2010.
How does Peru rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Peru ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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