Botswana vs Rwanda: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Botswana
16 years
in 2020
Rwanda
16 years
in 2020
Botswana rank
12th
Rwanda rank
12th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Botswana
  • Rwanda
05101520197019952020

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 16 years against 16 years in Rwanda, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 209 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 15.3 years 16 years 0.7 years Rwanda
1980s 16.2 years 17.9 years 1.7 years Rwanda
1990s 15.7 years 16.5 years 0.8 years Rwanda
2000s 16 years 16 years 0 years
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 Rwanda?
Botswana, at 16 years against 16 years in Rwanda as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Botswana and Rwanda?
0 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Botswana ranks 12th and Rwanda ranks 12th of 209 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

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.