Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 32.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
32.4%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
62.9%
in 1990
All-time low
32.4%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 43.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 51.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 56.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 56.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 62.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 62.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 51.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 51.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 32.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 32.4% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 37.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2010.

That places Zimbabwe 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 33.8%
1965 33.6% -0.4%
1970 43.9% +30.6%
1975 51.5% +17.3%
1980 56.5% +9.7%
1985 56.5% +0.0%
1990 62.9% +11.4%
1995 62.5% -0.7%
2000 51.6% -17.3%
2005 51.7% +0.1%
2010 32.4% -37.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 33.7% 33.6% 33.8% 2
1970s 47.7% 43.9% 51.5% 2
1980s 56.5% 56.5% 56.5% 2
1990s 62.7% 62.5% 62.9% 2
2000s 51.7% 51.6% 51.7% 2
2010s 32.4% 32.4% 32.4% 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 37 Brazil 34.5% compare
  2. 38 Mauritania 33.3% compare
  3. 39 Qatar 32.9% compare
  4. 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.4% compare
  5. 42 Eswatini 32.1% compare
  6. 43 Colombia 31.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in Zimbabwe was 32.4% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2010.
How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)