Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education was 26.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
26.6%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
73.6%
in 1970
All-time low
26.6%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 72.71965: 72.71970: 73.61975: 61.51980: 54.71985: 521990: 48.71995: 36.62000: 36.62005: 26.62010: 26.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana stood at 26.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana peaked at 73.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2005.

That places Botswana 39th 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 45-49 with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 72.7%
1965 72.7% +0.0%
1970 73.6% +1.2%
1975 61.5% -16.5%
1980 54.7% -11.0%
1985 52.0% -5.0%
1990 48.7% -6.3%
1995 36.6% -24.8%
2000 36.6% +0.0%
2005 26.6% -27.3%
2010 26.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.7% 72.7% 72.7% 2
1970s 67.5% 61.5% 73.6% 2
1980s 53.3% 52.0% 54.7% 2
1990s 42.7% 36.6% 48.7% 2
2000s 31.6% 26.6% 36.6% 2
2010s 26.6% 26.6% 26.6% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 36 Kenya 28.8% compare
  2. 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.2% compare
  3. 38 Uganda 26.9% compare
  4. 40 Tunisia 26.1% compare
  5. 41 Algeria 25.6% compare
  6. 42 Syria 24.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education in Botswana was 26.6% 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 45-49 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2005.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education?
Botswana ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 45-49 with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 45-49 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 45-49 with no education
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 population age 45-49 with no education