Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 9.55 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana stood at 9.55. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana peaked at 9.55 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.32, in 1960.
That places Botswana 60th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.32 | — |
| 1965 | 1.53 | +15.9% |
| 1970 | 2.14 | +39.9% |
| 1975 | 2.74 | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 3.12 | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 5.29 | +69.6% |
| 1990 | 6.86 | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 8.24 | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 8.82 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 9.22 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.55 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.32 | 1.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.44 | 2.14 | 2.74 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.12 | 5.29 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.55 | 6.86 | 8.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.02 | 8.82 | 9.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 9.55 | 9.55 | 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Botswana was 9.55 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.