Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 16.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa is 16.0%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa peaked at 56.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1995.
That places South Africa 65th 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 60-64 with no education in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.8% | — |
| 1965 | 56.5% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 47.6% | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 42.5% | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | -17.4% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | -31.7% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | -69.7% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +347.9% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -45.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.6% | 48.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 35.1% | 42.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 7.3% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.2% | 32.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in South Africa was 16.0% 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 60-64 with no education recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 56.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1995.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education?
- South Africa ranks 65th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education