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

Botswana
12.42 years
in 2008
Qatar
12.31 years
in 2019
Botswana rank
110th
Qatar rank
113th

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

  • Botswana
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12.42 years against 12.31 years in Qatar, a difference of 0.11 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Botswana ranks 110th and Qatar ranks 113th of 183 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 6.23 years 10.37 years 4.14 years Qatar
1980s 8.65 years 12.32 years 3.67 years Qatar
1990s 11.41 years 12.18 years 0.7632 years Qatar
2000s 12.53 years 12.92 years 0.3889 years Qatar

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 Qatar?
Botswana, at 12.42 years against 12.31 years in Qatar as of 2008.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Botswana and Qatar?
0.11 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Qatar?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2006.
How do Botswana and Qatar rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 110th and Qatar ranks 113th 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.