Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 61.8% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
61.8%
World rank
37th
of 144 countries
All-time high
61.8%
in 2005
All-time low
1.1%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 1.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1965: 1.7 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1970: 1.1 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1975: 2.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1980: 3.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1985: 10.6 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1990: 19.5 Incomplete and Completed Secondary1995: 41.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2000: 41.3 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2005: 61.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary2010: 61.8 Incomplete and Completed Secondary

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 45-49 with secondary in Botswana is 61.8%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana peaked at 61.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 37th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary) in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Secondary Change
1960 1.7%
1965 1.7% +0.0%
1970 1.1% -35.3%
1975 2.5% +125.5%
1980 3.3% +33.1%
1985 10.6% +220.9%
1990 19.5% +83.8%
1995 41.3% +112.3%
2000 41.3% +0.0%
2005 61.8% +49.6%
2010 61.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.7% 1.7% 1.7% 2
1970s 1.8% 1.1% 2.5% 2
1980s 6.9% 3.3% 10.6% 2
1990s 30.4% 19.5% 41.3% 2
2000s 51.6% 41.3% 61.8% 2
2010s 61.8% 61.8% 61.8% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 34 Denmark 62.8% compare
  2. 35 Sweden 62.7% compare
  3. 36 Norway 62.4% compare
  4. 38 Chile 61.7% compare
  5. 39 Fiji 60.1% compare
  6. 40 Macau, China 59.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Botswana was 61.8% 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 secondary recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
Botswana ranks 37th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
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 secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)