Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 7.4% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana is 7.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana peaked at 48.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2010.
That places Botswana 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.8% | — |
| 1965 | 35.4% | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 40.7% | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 44.9% | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 48.9% | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -34.1% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -52.0% |
| 1995 | 12.5% | -19.3% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -19.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.1% | 30.8% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 40.7% | 44.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 32.2% | 48.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.5% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Botswana was 7.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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 female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)