Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic

Syrian Arab Republic: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.9%
World rank
45th
of 144 countries
All-time high
76.5%
in 1960
All-time low
19.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 76.51965: 71.61970: 68.61975: 61.11980: 531985: 43.21990: 34.51995: 26.42000: 222005: 19.42010: 20.9

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 Syrian Arab Republic stood at 20.9%.

The figure is down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 76.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2005.

That places Syrian Arab Republic 45th 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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 76.5%
1965 71.6% -6.4%
1970 68.6% -4.2%
1975 61.1% -10.9%
1980 53.0% -13.3%
1985 43.2% -18.4%
1990 34.5% -20.1%
1995 26.4% -23.4%
2000 22.0% -16.9%
2005 19.4% -11.7%
2010 20.9% +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.1% 71.6% 76.5% 2
1970s 64.8% 61.1% 68.6% 2
1980s 48.1% 43.2% 53.0% 2
1990s 30.5% 26.4% 34.5% 2
2000s 20.7% 19.4% 22.0% 2
2010s 20.9% 20.9% 20.9% 1

Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic

  1. 42 Nicaragua 23.1% compare
  2. 43 Myanmar 21.7% compare
  3. 44 Namibia 20.9% compare
  4. 46 Uganda 20.7% compare
  5. 47 Brunei Darussalam 20.6% compare
  6. 48 Gabon 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Syrian Arab Republic was 20.9% 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2005.
How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 45th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syrian Arab 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