Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 78.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
78.4%
World rank
6th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.5%
in 1960
All-time low
78.4%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 98.51965: 98.51970: 98.51975: 96.41980: 96.31985: 93.91990: 93.91995: 91.12000: 91.12005: 78.42010: 78.4

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

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 78.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan peaked at 98.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2005.

That places Afghanistan 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.5%
1965 98.5% -0.0%
1970 98.5% -0.0%
1975 96.4% -2.1%
1980 96.3% -0.1%
1985 93.9% -2.5%
1990 93.9% +0.0%
1995 91.1% -3.0%
2000 91.1% +0.0%
2005 78.4% -13.9%
2010 78.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.5% 98.5% 98.5% 2
1970s 97.5% 96.4% 98.5% 2
1980s 95.1% 93.9% 96.3% 2
1990s 92.5% 91.1% 93.9% 2
2000s 84.7% 78.4% 91.1% 2
2010s 78.4% 78.4% 78.4% 1

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 3 Mali 88.9% compare
  2. 4 Gambia 86.9% compare
  3. 5 Mozambique 80.5% compare
  4. 7 Sierra Leone 77.8% compare
  5. 8 Senegal 75.0% compare
  6. 9 Kenya 74.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Afghanistan was 78.4% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Afghanistan ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education