Botswana vs Spain: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Botswana

10.48 years

in 2023

Spain

10.76 years

in 2023

Botswana rank

83rd

Spain rank

80th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Spain currently reports 10.76 years against 10.48 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.2781 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Botswana ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 80th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.