Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 50.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
50.4%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
94.8%
in 1960
All-time low
50.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 94.81965: 94.81970: 92.51975: 93.31980: 93.31985: 93.31990: 83.31995: 83.32000: 672005: 662010: 50.4

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 Papua New Guinea stood at 50.4%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Papua New Guinea peaked at 94.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2010.

That places Papua New Guinea 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Papua New Guinea, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 94.8%
1965 94.8% +0.0%
1970 92.5% -2.4%
1975 93.3% +0.8%
1980 93.3% +0.0%
1985 93.3% +0.0%
1990 83.3% -10.6%
1995 83.3% +0.0%
2000 67.0% -19.7%
2005 66.0% -1.4%
2010 50.4% -23.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 94.8% 94.8% 94.8% 2
1970s 92.9% 92.5% 93.3% 2
1980s 93.3% 93.3% 93.3% 2
1990s 83.3% 83.3% 83.3% 2
2000s 66.5% 66.0% 67.0% 2
2010s 50.4% 50.4% 50.4% 1

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 21 Maldives 53.8% compare
  2. 22 Rwanda 53.0% compare
  3. 23 Togo 51.4% compare
  4. 25 Bangladesh 50.3% compare
  5. 26 India 49.5% compare
  6. 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 46.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Papua New Guinea?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Papua New Guinea was 50.4% 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2010.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
Papua New Guinea ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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