Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 21.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
21.2%
World rank
72nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
45.0%
in 1980
All-time low
15.9%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana, 1960–2010

010203040501960198520101960: 26.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 26.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 15.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 29 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 45 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 35.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 34.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 34.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 33.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 21.2 Incomplete and Completed Primary

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana is 21.2%, measured in 2010.

The figure is down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana peaked at 45.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1970.

That places Botswana 72nd 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 60-64 with primary in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 26.4%
1965 26.4% +0.0%
1970 15.9% -39.8%
1975 29.0% +82.6%
1980 45.0% +55.0%
1985 35.7% -20.6%
1990 34.4% -3.8%
1995 34.9% +1.7%
2000 33.2% -5.0%
2005 33.2% +0.0%
2010 21.2% -36.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.4% 26.4% 26.4% 2
1970s 22.5% 15.9% 29.0% 2
1980s 40.4% 35.7% 45.0% 2
1990s 34.6% 34.4% 34.9% 2
2000s 33.2% 33.2% 33.2% 2
2010s 21.2% 21.2% 21.2% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 69 Mongolia 23.2% compare
  2. 70 Tunisia 22.3% compare
  3. 71 Poland 21.6% compare
  4. 73 Cuba 20.6% compare
  5. 74 Tonga 20.5% compare
  6. 75 Bangladesh 20.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Botswana was 21.2% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1980.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
Botswana ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)