Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education was 19.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
19.8%
World rank
38th
of 144 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 1960
All-time low
19.8%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 97.51965: 94.41970: 94.31975: 90.91980: 90.91985: 81.71990: 69.11995: 51.12000: 452005: 39.92010: 19.8

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 19.8% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq peaked at 97.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2010.

Iraq ranks 38th 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 40-44 with no education in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 97.5%
1965 94.4% -3.2%
1970 94.3% -0.1%
1975 90.9% -3.6%
1980 90.9% +0.0%
1985 81.7% -10.1%
1990 69.1% -15.5%
1995 51.1% -26.0%
2000 45.0% -11.9%
2005 39.9% -11.3%
2010 19.8% -50.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 96.0% 94.4% 97.5% 2
1970s 92.6% 90.9% 94.3% 2
1980s 86.3% 81.7% 90.9% 2
1990s 60.1% 51.1% 69.1% 2
2000s 42.4% 39.9% 45.0% 2
2010s 19.8% 19.8% 19.8% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 35 Cambodia 23.8% compare
  2. 36 Maldives 23.7% compare
  3. 37 Uganda 20.6% compare
  4. 39 Brunei Darussalam 19.7% compare
  5. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.2% compare
  6. 41 Myanmar 19.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Iraq was 19.8% 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 40-44 with no education recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2010.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education?
Iraq ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq 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 40-44 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 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 40-44 with no education