Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Mexico
Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 15.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Mexico, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 15.5% 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 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Mexico peaked at 48.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2010.
Mexico ranks 65th 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 55-59 with no education in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.0% | — |
| 1965 | 45.6% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 45.2% | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 47.1% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 48.7% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 43.5% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 33.1% | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | -15.5% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.8% | 45.6% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.2% | 45.2% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 43.5% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.0% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.8% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 62 Indonesia 16.6% compare
- 63 South Africa 16.0% compare
- 64 Brazil 15.9% compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 15.0% compare
- 67 Malaysia 14.1% compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 14.0% compare
More education data for Mexico
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 96,349 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.11 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.99 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 13.19 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Mexico?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Mexico was 15.5% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2010.
- How does Mexico rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
- Mexico ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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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Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education