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

Uganda: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education was 20.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.6%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
75.2%
in 1965
All-time low
20.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 711965: 75.21970: 70.41975: 69.21980: 58.41985: 581990: 42.21995: 40.92000: 31.12005: 29.52010: 20.6

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 20.6% 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 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Uganda peaked at 75.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2010.

That places Uganda 37th 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 40-44 with no education in Uganda, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Uganda, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 71.0%
1965 75.2% +5.9%
1970 70.4% -6.4%
1975 69.2% -1.6%
1980 58.4% -15.6%
1985 58.0% -0.7%
1990 42.2% -27.2%
1995 40.9% -3.0%
2000 31.1% -24.1%
2005 29.5% -5.1%
2010 20.6% -30.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73.1% 71.0% 75.2% 2
1970s 69.8% 69.2% 70.4% 2
1980s 58.2% 58.0% 58.4% 2
1990s 41.6% 40.9% 42.2% 2
2000s 30.3% 29.5% 31.1% 2
2010s 20.6% 20.6% 20.6% 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 34 Algeria 25.6% compare
  2. 35 Cambodia 23.8% compare
  3. 36 Maldives 23.7% compare
  4. 38 Iraq 19.8% compare
  5. 39 Brunei Darussalam 19.7% compare
  6. 40 Tanzania, United Republic of 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Uganda?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education in Uganda was 20.6% 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 1965.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
How does Uganda rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education?
Uganda ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with no education rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uganda 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