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

Latest (2010)
79.0%
World rank
8th
of 144 countries
All-time high
79.0%
in 2010
All-time low
1.8%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary in Botswana, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 1.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 2.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 5.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 8.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 32.2 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 53.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 65.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 72.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 76.4 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 79 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Albania 83.1% compare
  2. 6 Belize 80.1% compare
  3. 7 Hungary 79.1% compare
  4. 9 Slovakia 78.9% compare
  5. 10 Germany 77.1% compare
  6. 11 Republic of Moldova 75.6% compare

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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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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)