Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education was 16.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
16.0%
World rank
56th
of 144 countries
All-time high
71.7%
in 1960
All-time low
16.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

204060801960198520101960: 71.71965: 71.71970: 67.91975: 55.81980: 51.41985: 44.31990: 38.51995: 30.12000: 23.52005: 19.32010: 16

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana stood at 16.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana peaked at 71.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.

That places Botswana 56th 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 female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 71.7%
1965 71.7% -0.0%
1970 67.9% -5.3%
1975 55.8% -17.8%
1980 51.4% -8.0%
1985 44.3% -13.8%
1990 38.5% -13.1%
1995 30.1% -21.8%
2000 23.5% -22.0%
2005 19.3% -17.7%
2010 16.0% -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71.7% 71.7% 71.7% 2
1970s 61.9% 55.8% 67.9% 2
1980s 47.9% 44.3% 51.4% 2
1990s 34.3% 30.1% 38.5% 2
2000s 21.4% 19.3% 23.5% 2
2010s 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 53 Namibia 19.5% compare
  2. 54 Honduras 18.8% compare
  3. 55 Türkiye 18.0% compare
  4. 57 Gabon 15.9% compare
  5. 58 Jordan 15.4% compare
  6. 59 Portugal 15.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education in Botswana 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 female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education?
Botswana ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with no education
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 25+ with no education