Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 20.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
20.6%
World rank
49th
of 144 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 1960
All-time low
20.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960–2010

204060801001960198520101960: 96.31965: 921970: 921975: 87.51980: 84.71985: 79.31990: 73.71995: 59.12000: 44.52005: 34.42010: 20.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 96.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2010.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th 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 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 96.3%
1965 92.0% -4.5%
1970 92.0% +0.0%
1975 87.5% -4.9%
1980 84.7% -3.2%
1985 79.3% -6.3%
1990 73.7% -7.0%
1995 59.1% -19.9%
2000 44.5% -24.7%
2005 34.4% -22.7%
2010 20.6% -40.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 94.2% 92.0% 96.3% 2
1970s 89.8% 87.5% 92.0% 2
1980s 82.0% 79.3% 84.7% 2
1990s 66.4% 59.1% 73.7% 2
2000s 39.4% 34.4% 44.5% 2
2010s 20.6% 20.6% 20.6% 1

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 46 Gabon 24.6% compare
  2. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 24.3% compare
  3. 48 Myanmar 23.6% compare
  4. 50 Zambia 20.5% compare
  5. 51 Namibia 20.2% compare
  6. 52 Malta 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2010.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with no education