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% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 6.98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.64, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 6.98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.46, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (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.