Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total was 6.91 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana is 6.91, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana peaked at 6.91 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 | — |
| 1965 | 1.08 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.31 | +21.3% |
| 1975 | 2.2 | +67.9% |
| 1980 | 2.09 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 3.06 | +46.4% |
| 1990 | 4.05 | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 4.97 | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 5.06 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.01 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 6.91 | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.76 | 1.31 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.58 | 2.09 | 3.06 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.51 | 4.05 | 4.97 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.54 | 5.06 | 6.01 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 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 35-39, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total in Botswana was 6.91 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 35-39, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.91 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total?
- Botswana ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 35-39, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 35-39, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 35-39, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 35-39.