Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total was 3.23 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana is 3.23, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana peaked at 3.23 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1960.
That places Botswana 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.09 | — |
| 1965 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.53 | +194.4% |
| 1990 | 1.75 | +230.2% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.5 | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.23 | +29.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.135 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.355 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 3.23 | 3.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total in Botswana was 3.23 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Botswana ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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 secondary schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 40-44.