Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total was 10.98 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 30-34, 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 30-34, total in Botswana stood at 10.98. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Botswana peaked at 10.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.18, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 50th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 30-34, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.18 | — |
| 1965 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.19 | +85.6% |
| 1975 | 2.45 | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 2.29 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 4.05 | +76.9% |
| 1990 | 7.64 | +88.6% |
| 1995 | 7.73 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.34 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 10.63 | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 10.98 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 2.32 | 2.19 | 2.45 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 2.29 | 4.05 | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.69 | 7.64 | 7.73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.98 | 9.34 | 10.63 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.98 | 10.98 | 10.98 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 47 Jamaica 11.15 compare
- 48 Norway 11.05 compare
- 49 Republic of Moldova 11.02 compare
- 51 South Africa 10.78 compare
- 52 Tajikistan 10.77 compare
- 53 Belize 10.75 compare
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 30-34, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total in Botswana was 10.98 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 30-34, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total?
- Botswana ranks 50th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 30-34, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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 total schooling, age 30-34, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 30-34, total is the average years of education completed among people age 30-34.