Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: School life expectancy, secondary, male

Botswana
3.36 years
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
3.43 years
in 2023
Botswana rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
179th

School life expectancy, secondary, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.43 years against 3.36 years in Botswana, a difference of 0.07 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8554 years 0.8291 years 0.0263 years Botswana
1980s 1.66 years 0.9374 years 0.7273 years Botswana
1990s 2.92 years 1.03 years 1.89 years Botswana
2000s 3.89 years 1.45 years 2.45 years Botswana
2020s 3.36 years 2.73 years 0.636 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, male, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.43 years against 3.36 years in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, male between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0.07 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, male?
Botswana ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, male (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, secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,674 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release