Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education was 26.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 26.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Botswana peaked at 73.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2010.
That places Botswana 44th 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 50-54 with no education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.7% | — |
| 1965 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 73.6% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 65.0% | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 54.7% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.7% | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -27.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.3% | 65.0% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 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 50-54 with no education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with no education?
- Botswana ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 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 50-54 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 50-54 with no education