Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 70.3% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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 25+ with secondary in Botswana is 70.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Botswana peaked at 70.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1960.
That places Botswana 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1965 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +71.8% |
| 1980 | 3.3% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +452.4% |
| 1990 | 38.3% | +110.1% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +30.3% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 3.3% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 44.1% | 38.3% | 49.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 57.6% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.3% | 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 25+ with secondary in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in Botswana was 70.3% 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 secondary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 25+ 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 25+ with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)