Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education was 47.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
47.5%
World rank
53rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
91.4%
in 1970
All-time low
47.5%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana, 1960–2010

0204060801001960198520101960: 731965: 72.71970: 91.41975: 74.91980: 54.71985: 62.11990: 711995: 70.42000: 562005: 53.82010: 47.5

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

Analysis

Botswana recorded 47.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana peaked at 91.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2010.

That places Botswana 53rd 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 70-74 with no education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 73.0%
1965 72.7% -0.3%
1970 91.4% +25.7%
1975 74.9% -18.0%
1980 54.7% -27.0%
1985 62.1% +13.5%
1990 71.0% +14.3%
1995 70.4% -0.8%
2000 56.0% -20.4%
2005 53.8% -3.9%
2010 47.5% -11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 72.8% 72.7% 73.0% 2
1970s 83.2% 74.9% 91.4% 2
1980s 58.4% 54.7% 62.1% 2
1990s 70.7% 70.4% 71.0% 2
2000s 54.9% 53.8% 56.0% 2
2010s 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 50 Syrian Arab Republic 49.8% compare
  2. 51 Nicaragua 48.4% compare
  3. 52 Uganda 47.8% compare
  4. 54 Kuwait 42.6% compare
  5. 55 Zambia 41.5% compare
  6. 56 Honduras 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education in Botswana was 47.5% 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 70-74 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2010.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education?
Botswana ranks 53rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with no education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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 70-74 with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 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 70-74 with no education