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

Myanmar: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 23.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
23.6%
World rank
48th
of 144 countries
All-time high
83.7%
in 1970
All-time low
23.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

204060801960198520101960: 79.81965: 81.11970: 83.71975: 82.61980: 77.51985: 67.11990: 55.11995: 55.12000: 362005: 362010: 23.6

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Myanmar is 23.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Myanmar peaked at 83.7% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2010.

That places Myanmar 48th 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 50-54 with no education in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Myanmar, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 79.8%
1965 81.1% +1.7%
1970 83.7% +3.2%
1975 82.6% -1.3%
1980 77.5% -6.1%
1985 67.1% -13.5%
1990 55.1% -17.9%
1995 55.1% +0.0%
2000 36.0% -34.7%
2005 36.0% +0.0%
2010 23.6% -34.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 80.5% 79.8% 81.1% 2
1970s 83.1% 82.6% 83.7% 2
1980s 72.3% 67.1% 77.5% 2
1990s 55.1% 55.1% 55.1% 2
2000s 36.0% 36.0% 36.0% 2
2010s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 45 Tunisia 26.1% compare
  2. 46 Gabon 24.6% compare
  3. 47 Syrian Arab Republic 24.3% compare
  4. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.6% compare
  5. 50 Zambia 20.5% compare
  6. 51 Namibia 20.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Myanmar?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Myanmar was 23.6% 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2010.
How does Myanmar rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
Myanmar ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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