Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 15.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana is 15.7%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana peaked at 72.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2010.
That places Botswana 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 population age 25+ with no education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.7% | — |
| 1965 | 72.7% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 70.5% | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 58.3% | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | -6.2% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | -21.9% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.4% | 58.3% | 70.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.7% | 46.8% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 32.2% | 41.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.0% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 187,709 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0769 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,965 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0795 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.66 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 16.13 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Botswana was 15.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Botswana ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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 population age 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education