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

Sierra Leone: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 65.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
65.1%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 1960
All-time low
65.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.61965: 94.41970: 93.41975: 91.71980: 891985: 85.81990: 82.11995: 78.12000: 73.62005: 68.22010: 65.1

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 Sierra Leone stood at 65.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sierra Leone peaked at 94.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2010.

That places Sierra Leone 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with no education in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sierra Leone, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.6%
1965 94.4% -0.2%
1970 93.4% -1.1%
1975 91.7% -1.7%
1980 89.0% -2.9%
1985 85.8% -3.7%
1990 82.1% -4.3%
1995 78.1% -4.9%
2000 73.6% -5.7%
2005 68.2% -7.4%
2010 65.1% -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 94.5% 94.4% 94.6% 2
1970s 92.5% 91.7% 93.4% 2
1980s 87.4% 85.8% 89.0% 2
1990s 80.1% 78.1% 82.1% 2
2000s 70.9% 68.2% 73.6% 2
2010s 65.1% 65.1% 65.1% 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 5 Yemen 69.2% compare
  2. 6 Afghanistan 66.0% compare
  3. 7 Senegal 65.3% compare
  4. 9 Benin 64.1% compare
  5. 10 Burundi 57.3% compare
  6. 11 Liberia 55.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sierra Leone?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Sierra Leone was 65.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2010.
How does Sierra Leone rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Sierra Leone ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 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