Botswana vs WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes
Botswana
10.85 years
in 2021
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
10.21 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
135th
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank
137th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.85 years against 10.21 years in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 0.64 years.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.69 years | 7.2 years | 0.5134 years | WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1980s | 9.02 years | 7.49 years | 1.53 years | Botswana |
| 1990s | 10.71 years | 7.58 years | 3.13 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 11.63 years | 8.43 years | 3.2 years | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.85 years | 9.83 years | 1.02 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Botswana, at 10.85 years against 10.21 years in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes between Botswana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 0.64 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 135th and WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 137th 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