Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education was 36.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
36.6%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
83.3%
in 1970
All-time low
36.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

0204060801960198520101960: 72.71965: 72.71970: 83.31975: 70.41980: 54.71985: 621990: 56.91995: 54.82000: 48.72005: 48.72010: 36.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Botswana stood at 36.6%. 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 60-64 with no education in Botswana peaked at 83.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2010.

That places Botswana 47th 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 60-64 with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 70.4% -15.5%
1980 54.7% -22.3%
1985 62.0% +13.3%
1990 56.9% -8.3%
1995 54.8% -3.7%
2000 48.7% -11.1%
2005 48.7% +0.0%
2010 36.6% -24.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.7% 72.7% 72.7% 2
1970s 76.8% 70.4% 83.3% 2
1980s 58.4% 54.7% 62.0% 2
1990s 55.8% 54.8% 56.9% 2
2000s 48.7% 48.7% 48.7% 2
2010s 36.6% 36.6% 36.6% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 44 Ghana 41.5% compare
  2. 45 Nicaragua 39.2% compare
  3. 46 Syria 38.1% compare
  4. 48 Myanmar 36.0% compare
  5. 49 Uganda 34.0% compare
  6. 50 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 33.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 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 60-64 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2010.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with no education?
Botswana ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 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 60-64 with no education