Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female was 0.16 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana stood at 0.16. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana peaked at 0.16 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
That places Botswana 99th 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0.01 | — |
| 1975 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 | +400.0% |
| 1990 | 0.11 | +120.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 0.16 | +60.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.16 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.42, 38% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.16 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.045, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.125 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.14 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 97 Libya 0.17 compare
- 97 Syria 0.17 compare
- 99 Cote d'Ivoire 0.16 compare
- 101 Afghanistan 0.15 compare
- 101 Bangladesh 0.15 compare
- 101 Mauritius 0.15 compare
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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female in Botswana was 0.16 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.16 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female?
- Botswana ranks 99th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 tertiary schooling, age 35-39, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 35-39, female is the average years of tertiary education completed among females age 35-39.