Botswana vs ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes

Botswana
10.85 years
in 2021
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
10.31 years
in 2021
Botswana rank
131st
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank
130th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 10.85 years against 10.31 years in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), a difference of 0.54 years.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 131st and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 130th of 208 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.43 years 4.51 years 1.91 years Botswana
1980s 9.02 years 5.18 years 3.84 years Botswana
1990s 10.71 years 6.4 years 4.31 years Botswana
2000s 11.63 years 7.92 years 3.71 years Botswana
2020s 10.85 years 10.31 years 0.5413 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes, Botswana or ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
Botswana, at 10.85 years against 10.31 years in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Botswana and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
0.54 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 131st and ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 130th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 16,437 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release