School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.65 years in 2008. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana, 1970–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana is 11.65 years, measured in 2008.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 12.07 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.95 years, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 97th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.33 years | — |
| 1971 | 4.95 years | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 4.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 5.68 years | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 5.92 years | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 6.38 years | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 6.66 years | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 7.01 years | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 7.18 years | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.4 years | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 7.76 years | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 7.83 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.16 years | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.58 years | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 8.97 years | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 9.21 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 9.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 9.84 years | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 10.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.64 years | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 10.49 years | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 10.67 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 10.62 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 11.09 years | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.73 years | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 11.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 11.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 11.89 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.02 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.97 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 11.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.98 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.65 years | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.15 years | 4.95 years | 7.4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.79 years | 7.76 years | 9.84 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 10.89 years | 10.01 years | 11.86 years | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.94 years | 11.65 years | 12.07 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 94 Bahrain 11.68 years compare
- 95 French Polynesia 11.68 years compare
- 96 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11.65 years compare
- 98 Saint Lucia 11.64 years compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 11.64 years compare
- 100 Azerbaijan 11.6 years compare
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Botswana was 11.65 years in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.07 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.95 years in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 97th out of 197 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.