Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary was 1.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
1.5%
World rank
122nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.9%
in 1990
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010

01231960198520101960: 1.2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1965: 1.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1970: 1.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1975: 1.4 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1980: 1.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1985: 2 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1990: 2.9 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary1995: 2.3 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2000: 1 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2005: 1.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary2010: 1.5 Incomplete and Completed Tertiary

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 population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe is 1.5%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.

That places Zimbabwe 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary) in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Tertiary Change
1960 1.2%
1965 1.3% +6.6%
1970 1.3% -2.3%
1975 1.4% +9.5%
1980 1.5% +10.1%
1985 2.0% +31.6%
1990 2.9% +42.5%
1995 2.3% -20.0%
2000 1.0% -56.1%
2005 1.5% +49.0%
2010 1.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.2% 1.2% 1.3% 2
1970s 1.3% 1.3% 1.4% 2
1980s 1.8% 1.5% 2.0% 2
1990s 2.6% 2.3% 2.9% 2
2000s 1.2% 1.0% 1.5% 2
2010s 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 119 Kenya 2.1% compare
  2. 120 Mali 1.7% compare
  3. 121 Lesotho 1.5% compare
  4. 123 Mauritania 1.4% compare
  5. 124 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.2% compare
  6. 125 Sudan 1.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary in Zimbabwe was 1.5% 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 tertiary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary?
Zimbabwe ranks 122nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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 tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)