Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education was 36.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
36.6%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
83.3%
in 1970
All-time low
36.6%
in 2005
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 72.71965: 72.71970: 83.31975: 651980: 54.71985: 55.61990: 54.81995: 48.72000: 48.72005: 36.62010: 36.6

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 36.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana peaked at 83.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2005.

That places Botswana 40th 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 55-59 with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 72.7%
1965 72.7% +0.0%
1970 83.3% +14.6%
1975 65.0% -21.9%
1980 54.7% -15.9%
1985 55.6% +1.7%
1990 54.8% -1.6%
1995 48.7% -11.1%
2000 48.7% +0.0%
2005 36.6% -24.8%
2010 36.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.7% 72.7% 72.7% 2
1970s 74.2% 65.0% 83.3% 2
1980s 55.2% 54.7% 55.6% 2
1990s 51.7% 48.7% 54.8% 2
2000s 42.7% 36.6% 48.7% 2
2010s 36.6% 36.6% 36.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education in Botswana was 36.6% 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 55-59 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2005.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education?
Botswana ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. 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 55-59 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 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 55-59 with no education