Botswana vs China: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Botswana
12.42 years
in 2008
China
12.43 years
in 2010
Botswana rank
110th
China rank
109th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • China
051015197019902010

How they compare

China currently reports 12.43 years against 12.42 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

Botswana ranks 110th and China ranks 109th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1970s 6.48 years 8.07 years 1.59 years China
1980s 8.71 years 7.99 years 0.7229 years Botswana
1990s 11 years 8.81 years 2.19 years Botswana
2000s 12.55 years 11.25 years 1.31 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Botswana or China?
China, at 12.43 years against 12.42 years in Botswana as of 2010.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Botswana and China?
0.01 years, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2008.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 110th and China ranks 109th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.