Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary was 79.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana is 79.0%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana peaked at 79.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1960.
That places Botswana 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
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 secondary in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.8% | — |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +84.9% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +40.5% |
| 1980 | 8.8% | +54.7% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | +265.6% |
| 1990 | 53.8% | +67.1% |
| 1995 | 65.6% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 72.3% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 8.8% | 32.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 59.7% | 53.8% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 72.3% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 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 secondary in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana was 79.0% 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 secondary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary?
- Botswana ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)