Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female was 0.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female 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: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa is 0.12, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa peaked at 0.12 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1985.
South Africa ranks 87th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.06 | — |
| 1965 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1970 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.07 | +250.0% |
| 1995 | 0.12 | +71.4% |
| 2000 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.055 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.025 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.095 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.115 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 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: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female in South Africa was 0.12 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1985.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female?
- South Africa ranks 87th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 60-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 60-64, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 60-64.