Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa

South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary was 0.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.3%
World rank
139th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 1985
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa, 1960–2010

0.10.20.30.40.51960198520101960: 0.21965: 0.221970: 0.221975: 0.181980: 0.141985: 0.081990: 0.251995: 0.452000: 0.432005: 0.362010: 0.28

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 34.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa peaked at 0.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.

That places South Africa 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom 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 tertiary in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in South Africa, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.2%
1965 0.2% +10.0%
1970 0.2% +0.0%
1975 0.2% -18.2%
1980 0.1% -22.2%
1985 0.1% -42.9%
1990 0.2% +212.5%
1995 0.5% +80.0%
2000 0.4% -4.4%
2005 0.4% -16.3%
2010 0.3% -22.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1970s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4% compare
  2. 138 Burundi 0.3% compare
  3. 139 Maldives 0.3% compare
  4. 141 Mozambique 0.2% compare
  5. 142 Guyana 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary in South Africa was 0.3% 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 tertiary recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary?
South Africa ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with tertiary rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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