Botswana vs Mauritius: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total

Botswana
0.12
in 2010
Mauritius
0.13
in 2010
Botswana rank
106th
Mauritius rank
103rd

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritius
00.050.10.15196019852010

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.13 against 0.12 in Botswana, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Botswana ranks 106th and Mauritius ranks 103rd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 0.005 0.025 0.02 Mauritius
1970s 0.02 0.035 0.015 Mauritius
1980s 0.035 0.07 0.035 Mauritius
1990s 0.1 0.05 0.05 Botswana
2000s 0.1 0.085 0.015 Botswana
2010s 0.12 0.13 0.01 Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total, Botswana or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.13 against 0.12 in Botswana as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total between Botswana and Mauritius?
0.01, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
Botswana ranks 106th and Mauritius ranks 103rd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total
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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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.