Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Official entrance age to upper secondary education
Botswana
16 years
in 2025
Burkina Faso
16 years
in 2025
Botswana rank
10th
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 years.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3 years | 17 years | 1.7 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 16.2 years | 17 years | 0.8 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 15.7 years | 17 years | 1.3 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 16 years | 17 years | 1 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
| 2020s | 16 years | 16 years | 0 years | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Botswana, at 16 years against 16 years in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 0 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release