Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Zambia

Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary was 2.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
2.1%
World rank
111th
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.1%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

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

00.511.521960198520101960: 0.05 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 0.15 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 0.16 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 0.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 0.7 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 2.1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Zambia stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Zambia peaked at 2.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1960.

Zambia ranks 111th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 tertiary in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Zambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 0.1%
1965 0.1% +100.0%
1970 0.1% +0.0%
1975 0.1% +50.0%
1980 0.1% -33.3%
1985 0.2% +60.0%
1990 0.1% -37.5%
1995 0.7% +600.0%
2000 2.1% +200.0%
2005 2.1% +0.0%
2010 2.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.4% 0.1% 0.7% 2
2000s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 2
2010s 2.1% 2.1% 2.1% 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 108 Libya 2.5% compare
  2. 109 Pakistan 2.4% compare
  3. 110 Lesotho 2.2% compare
  4. 112 Mauritius 2.0% compare
  5. 113 Congo 1.7% compare
  6. 114 Barbados 1.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Zambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary in Zambia was 2.1% 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 tertiary recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1960.
How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary?
Zambia ranks 111th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with tertiary rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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