Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 23.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
23.4%
World rank
28th
of 144 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 2010
All-time low
6.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010

5101520251960198520101960: 9.51965: 9.41970: 6.11975: 11.61980: 131985: 15.21990: 17.81995: 21.42000: 19.92005: 22.22010: 23.4

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe is 23.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1970.

That places Zimbabwe 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 9.5%
1965 9.4% -1.0%
1970 6.1% -34.9%
1975 11.6% +89.3%
1980 13.0% +12.0%
1985 15.2% +16.4%
1990 17.8% +17.6%
1995 21.4% +20.2%
2000 19.9% -6.9%
2005 22.2% +11.5%
2010 23.4% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.5% 9.4% 9.5% 2
1970s 8.9% 6.1% 11.6% 2
1980s 14.1% 13.0% 15.2% 2
1990s 19.6% 17.8% 21.4% 2
2000s 21.1% 19.9% 22.2% 2
2010s 23.4% 23.4% 23.4% 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 25 Iceland 24.8% compare
  2. 26 New Zealand 24.3% compare
  3. 27 Brazil 24.1% compare
  4. 29 Austria 22.6% compare
  5. 30 Mauritania 22.1% compare
  6. 31 Iraq 21.9% compare
  7. 31 Spain 21.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Zimbabwe was 23.4% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1970.
How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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 primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
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 primary schooling. Completed Primary