Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 8.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana is 8.6%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana peaked at 40.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 118th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.6% | — |
| 1965 | 24.6% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 26.4% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 37.0% | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 31.9% | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -44.9% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 31.7% | 26.4% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 31.9% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.7% | 17.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.1% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Botswana was 8.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Botswana ranks 118th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)