Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total was 6.98 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana stood at 6.98.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana peaked at 6.99 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.77, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 3rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.77 | — |
| 1965 | 2.03 | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 3.02 | +48.8% |
| 1975 | 3.79 | +25.5% |
| 1980 | 4.27 | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 5.57 | +30.4% |
| 1990 | 6.44 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 6.99 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 6.96 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.89 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.98 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 | 1.77 | 2.03 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.41 | 3.02 | 3.79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.92 | 4.27 | 5.57 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.71 | 6.44 | 6.99 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.92 | 6.89 | 6.96 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.98 | 6.98 | 6.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total in Botswana was 6.98 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Average years of primary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 15-19.