Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary was 58.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
58.1%
World rank
18th
of 144 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2010
All-time low
8.7%
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe, 1960–2010

1020304050601960198520101960: 26.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 26.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 8.7 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 34 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 33.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 33.8 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 33.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 33.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 49 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 48.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 58.1 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 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe peaked at 58.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 1970.

Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Zimbabwe, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 26.9%
1965 26.9% -0.1%
1970 8.7% -67.8%
1975 34.0% +291.9%
1980 33.9% -0.3%
1985 33.8% -0.4%
1990 33.6% -0.4%
1995 33.4% -0.6%
2000 49.0% +46.6%
2005 48.9% -0.2%
2010 58.1% +18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26.9% 26.9% 26.9% 2
1970s 21.3% 8.7% 34.0% 2
1980s 33.8% 33.8% 33.9% 2
1990s 33.5% 33.4% 33.6% 2
2000s 48.9% 48.9% 49.0% 2
2010s 58.1% 58.1% 58.1% 1

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 15 Argentina 59.9% compare
  2. 16 Jamaica 59.1% compare
  3. 17 Iceland 58.1% compare
  4. 19 Dominican Republic 58.0% compare
  5. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 57.3% compare
  6. 21 Colombia 56.1% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe?
Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary in Zimbabwe was 58.1% 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 70-74 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 1970.
How does Zimbabwe rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary?
Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 70-74 with primary rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 female population age 70-74 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 70-74 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 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)