Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa

South Africa: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary was 0.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
0.7%
World rank
124th
of 144 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1995
All-time low
0.1%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa, 1960–2010

0.20.40.60.811960198520101960: 0.371965: 0.351970: 0.451975: 0.31980: 0.141985: 0.241990: 0.541995: 0.92000: 0.792005: 0.762010: 0.74

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa is 0.7%, measured in 2010.

That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa peaked at 0.9% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1980.

South Africa ranks 124th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary in South Africa, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 0.4%
1965 0.3% -5.4%
1970 0.5% +28.6%
1975 0.3% -33.3%
1980 0.1% -53.3%
1985 0.2% +71.4%
1990 0.5% +125.0%
1995 0.9% +66.7%
2000 0.8% -12.2%
2005 0.8% -3.8%
2010 0.7% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 2
1970s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 2
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.5% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 2
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 121 Zimbabwe 1.1% compare
  2. 122 Mauritania 1.0% compare
  3. 123 Haiti 0.8% compare
  4. 125 Cambodia 0.7% compare
  5. 126 China 0.7% compare
  6. 127 Barbados 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary in South Africa was 0.7% 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 tertiary recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1995.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1980.
How does South Africa rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary?
South Africa ranks 124th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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 tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with tertiary schooling. 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 60-64 with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary