Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia

Zambia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary was 37.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2010)
37.0%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2000
All-time low
6.1%
in 1980
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 10.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 14.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 6.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 15.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 16.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 37 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 37 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 37 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 37 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia stood at 37.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia peaked at 37.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 1980.

Zambia ranks 53rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Zambia, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 10.3%
1965 10.3% +0.0%
1970 10.3% +0.1%
1975 14.9% +45.0%
1980 6.1% -59.2%
1985 15.9% +161.3%
1990 16.6% +4.0%
1995 37.0% +123.3%
2000 37.0% +0.1%
2005 37.0% +0.0%
2010 37.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.3% 10.3% 10.3% 2
1970s 12.6% 10.3% 14.9% 2
1980s 11.0% 6.1% 15.9% 2
1990s 26.8% 16.6% 37.0% 2
2000s 37.0% 37.0% 37.0% 2
2010s 37.0% 37.0% 37.0% 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 50 Malaysia 40.3% compare
  2. 51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.5% compare
  3. 52 Romania 37.2% compare
  4. 54 Sri Lanka 35.8% compare
  5. 55 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 33.7% compare
  6. 56 Belgium 33.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary in Zambia was 37.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 1980.
How does Zambia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary?
Zambia ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia 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 female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
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 female population age 65-69 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)