Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total was 50 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana is 50, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana peaked at 50 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1965.
That places Botswana 127th 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: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 13 | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 16 | +23.1% |
| 1980 | 20 | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 24 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 43 | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 50 | +16.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 50 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 684, 7% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 50 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 231.5, 22% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 1970s | 14.5 | 13 | 16 | 2 |
| 1980s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.5 | 24 | 31 | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.5 | 36 | 43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total in Botswana was 50 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Population in thousands, age 55-59, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, total is the total population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.