Botswana vs Upper middle income: Primary education, duration
Botswana
7 years
in 2025
Upper middle income
6 years
in 2025
Botswana rank
3rd
Upper middle income rank
2nd
Primary education, duration over time
- Botswana
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7 years against 6 years in Upper middle income, a difference of 1 years.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Upper middle income 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 5.1 years | 1.9 years | Botswana |
| 1980s | 7 years | 5.75 years | 1.25 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 Upper middle income?
- Botswana, at 7 years against 6 years in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary education, duration between Botswana and Upper middle income?
- 1 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Upper middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Upper middle income rank globally for primary education, duration?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Upper middle income 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
Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.