Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana
Botswana: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total was 2.38 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, 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 primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana stood at 2.38. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana peaked at 2.38 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1970.
That places Botswana 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.06 | — |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.33 | -69.2% |
| 1975 | 1.15 | +248.5% |
| 1980 | 2.09 | +81.7% |
| 1985 | 1.87 | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 1.52 | -18.7% |
| 1995 | 1.57 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.62 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.06 | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 2.38 | +15.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.795, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.74 | 0.33 | 1.15 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.98 | 1.87 | 2.09 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.84 | 1.62 | 2.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total in Botswana was 2.38 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+, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total?
- Botswana ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 75+, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 75+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 75.