Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female was 6.85 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 6.85 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in 2010.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Botswana peaked at 6.99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.12, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 14th 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 20-24, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.12 | — |
| 1965 | 2.18 | +94.6% |
| 1970 | 2.86 | +31.2% |
| 1975 | 2.53 | -11.5% |
| 1980 | 3.87 | +53.0% |
| 1985 | 5.24 | +35.4% |
| 1990 | 6.27 | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 6.93 | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 6.99 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.96 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 6.85 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 | 1.12 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.69 | 2.53 | 2.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.55 | 3.87 | 5.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.6 | 6.27 | 6.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.97 | 6.96 | 6.99 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.85 | 6.85 | 6.85 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.05 compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 6.97 compare
- 13 Argentina 6.96 compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 6.84 compare
- 16 South Africa 6.83 compare
- 17 Malawi 6.02 compare
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84,095 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -7.23 % change on previous year (2008)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41,539 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 15.55 % change on previous year (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 53,188 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,313 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,309 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female in Botswana was 6.85 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 20-24, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Botswana ranks 14th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of primary education completed among females age 20-24.