Botswana vs Jordan: Average years of schooling
Botswana
10.34 years
in 2020
Jordan
10.45 years
in 2020
Botswana rank
71st
Jordan rank
69th
Average years of schooling over time
- Botswana
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 10.45 years against 10.34 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Jordan ahead.
Botswana ranks 71st and Jordan ranks 69th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1880s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1890s | 0.1 years | 0.1 years | 0 years | — |
| 1900s | 0.1458 years | 0.1 years | 0.0458 years | Botswana |
| 1910s | 0.3111 years | 0.2139 years | 0.0972 years | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.4725 years | 0.7352 years | 0.2627 years | Jordan |
| 1930s | 0.6902 years | 0.8511 years | 0.1609 years | Jordan |
| 1950s | 1.04 years | 1.54 years | 0.4964 years | Jordan |
| 1960s | 1.49 years | 2.69 years | 1.2 years | Jordan |
| 1970s | 2.47 years | 3.72 years | 1.25 years | Jordan |
| 1980s | 4.28 years | 5.12 years | 0.8329 years | Jordan |
| 1990s | 7.8 years | 6.95 years | 0.8445 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 9.32 years | 8.36 years | 0.9689 years | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9.56 years | 9.64 years | 0.076 years | Jordan |
| 2020s | 10.34 years | 10.45 years | 0.1067 years | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Botswana or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 10.45 years against 10.34 years in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Botswana and Jordan?
- 0.11 years, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jordan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Jordan rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Botswana ranks 71st and Jordan ranks 69th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.