Botswana vs World: Primary education, duration

Botswana

7 years

in 2025

World

6 years

in 2025

Botswana rank

3rd

World rank

2nd

Primary education, duration over time

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

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times World's.

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

Botswana ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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