Botswana vs South Africa: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total
Botswana
0.14
in 2010
South Africa
0.13
in 2010
Botswana rank
107th
South Africa rank
108th
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.14 against 0.13 in South Africa, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 108th of 144 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 | 0.075 | 0.065 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.05 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.005 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.03 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.145 | 0.175 | 0.03 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.01 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.14 against 0.13 in South Africa as of 2010.
- What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.01, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Botswana ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 108th 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 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.