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

Iraq: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 51.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
51.1%
World rank
29th
of 144 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 1960
All-time low
51.1%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

0204060801001960198520101960: 98.61965: 98.31970: 97.21975: 97.21980: 94.31985: 94.31990: 90.91995: 90.92000: 81.72005: 69.12010: 51.1

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

Analysis

Iraq recorded 51.1% 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.

That represents a change of down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Iraq peaked at 98.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2010.

Iraq ranks 29th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 55-59 with no education in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Iraq, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 98.6%
1965 98.3% -0.3%
1970 97.2% -1.1%
1975 97.2% +0.0%
1980 94.3% -3.0%
1985 94.3% +0.0%
1990 90.9% -3.6%
1995 90.9% +0.0%
2000 81.7% -10.1%
2005 69.1% -15.5%
2010 51.1% -26.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 98.4% 98.3% 98.6% 2
1970s 97.2% 97.2% 97.2% 2
1980s 94.3% 94.3% 94.3% 2
1990s 90.9% 90.9% 90.9% 2
2000s 75.4% 69.1% 81.7% 2
2010s 51.1% 51.1% 51.1% 1

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 26 Egypt 54.1% compare
  2. 27 Bangladesh 52.4% compare
  3. 28 India 51.9% compare
  4. 30 Malawi 46.7% compare
  5. 31 Tunisia 45.0% compare
  6. 32 Algeria 44.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Iraq?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Iraq was 51.1% 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2010.
How does Iraq rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Iraq ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iraq 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