Botswana vs IDA only: Primary education, duration

Botswana
7 years
in 2025
IDA only
6 years
in 2025
Botswana rank
3rd
IDA only rank
2nd

Primary education, duration over time

  • Botswana
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 7 years against 6 years in IDA only, a difference of 1 years.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times IDA only's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 3rd and IDA only ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana IDA only Difference Ahead
1970s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana
1980s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana
1990s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana
2000s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana
2010s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana
2020s 7 years 6 years 1 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, duration, Botswana or IDA only?
Botswana, at 7 years against 6 years in IDA only as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary education, duration between Botswana and IDA only?
1 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IDA only?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Botswana and IDA only rank globally for primary education, duration?
Botswana ranks 3rd and IDA only ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
256 places, 14,114 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.