Botswana vs MDG: Developing Regions: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Botswana
12.5 years
in 2021
MDG: Developing Regions
12.32 years
in 2024
Botswana rank
120th
MDG: Developing Regions rank
118th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Botswana
  • MDG: Developing Regions
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12.5 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 0.18 years.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 120th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana MDG: Developing Regions Difference Ahead
1970s 7.84 years 7.18 years 0.6635 years Botswana
1980s 9.22 years 7.35 years 1.87 years Botswana
1990s 11.24 years 7.88 years 3.36 years Botswana
2000s 12.09 years 8.89 years 3.2 years Botswana
2020s 12.5 years 12 years 0.4998 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Botswana or MDG: Developing Regions?
Botswana, at 12.5 years against 12.32 years in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2021.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Botswana and MDG: Developing Regions?
0.18 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and MDG: Developing Regions?
25 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2021.
How do Botswana and MDG: Developing Regions rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Botswana ranks 120th and MDG: Developing Regions ranks 118th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (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 to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
400 places, 12,742 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release