Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Years of schooling, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Botswana stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Botswana 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Botswana?
- Years of schooling, per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest years of schooling, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest years of schooling, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for years of schooling, per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Years of schooling, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Years of schooling divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Years of schooling ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Years of schooling divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.