Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa
South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary was 5.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa is 5.5%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa peaked at 5.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1985.
South Africa ranks 74th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 tertiary in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.6% | — |
| 1965 | 2.4% | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 2.2% | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 1.0% | -35.9% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | +218.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | +78.6% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +9.1% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 5.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 95% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 5.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 7.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More education data for South Africa
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 181,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 339,638 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,708 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 407,696 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.50 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.52 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.119 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa was 5.5% 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 tertiary recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1985.
- How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary?
- South Africa ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)