Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Botswana

Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female was 2.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
2.5
World rank
73rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
2.5
in 2010
All-time low
0.29
in 1970
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Botswana, 1960–2010

0.511.522.51960198520101960: 1.11965: 1.11970: 0.291975: 1.21980: 2.11985: 1.91990: 1.61995: 1.62000: 1.72005: 2.12010: 2.5

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 2.5 for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Botswana peaked at 2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 73rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.06 1.05 1.06 2
1970s 0.725 0.29 1.16 2
1980s 2.02 1.93 2.12 2
1990s 1.58 1.56 1.61 2
2000s 1.9 1.66 2.13 2
2010s 2.5 2.5 2.5 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 70 Zimbabwe 2.64 compare
  2. 71 Cuba 2.62 compare
  3. 72 Dominican Republic 2.55 compare
  4. 74 Mongolia 2.42 compare
  5. 75 Mauritius 2.4 compare
  6. 76 Peru 2.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Botswana?
Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female in Botswana was 2.5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female?
Botswana ranks 73rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 primary schooling, age 75+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, female
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 75.