Botswana vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.85 years against 10.27 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.58 years.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 134th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.69 years | 7.23 years | 0.5416 years | ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) |
| 1980s | 9.02 years | 7.57 years | 1.45 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 10.71 years | 7.72 years | 2.99 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 11.63 years | 8.52 years | 3.1 years | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.85 years | 9.91 years | 0.9471 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Botswana, at 10.85 years against 10.27 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Botswana and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 0.58 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 135th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 134th of 213 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
February 2026 Data Release