Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education was 24.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
24.2%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
72.2%
in 1970
All-time low
24.2%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

2030405060701960198520101960: 71.71965: 71.71970: 72.21975: 56.91980: 51.41985: 48.71990: 45.41995: 34.32000: 34.32005: 24.22010: 24.2

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 24.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana peaked at 72.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2005.

Botswana ranks 47th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 45-49 with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 71.7%
1965 71.7% +0.0%
1970 72.2% +0.7%
1975 56.9% -21.2%
1980 51.4% -9.7%
1985 48.7% -5.2%
1990 45.4% -6.8%
1995 34.3% -24.4%
2000 34.3% +0.0%
2005 24.2% -29.6%
2010 24.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71.7% 71.7% 71.7% 2
1970s 64.6% 56.9% 72.2% 2
1980s 50.1% 48.7% 51.4% 2
1990s 39.9% 34.3% 45.4% 2
2000s 29.2% 24.2% 34.3% 2
2010s 24.2% 24.2% 24.2% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 44 Zambia 29.1% compare
  2. 45 Saudi Arabia 27.9% compare
  3. 46 Nicaragua 25.2% compare
  4. 48 Congo 23.4% compare
  5. 49 Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.0% compare
  6. 50 Cameroon 21.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana was 24.2% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2005.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education?
Botswana ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with no education