School life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary, female was 7.6 years in 2022. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana, 1970β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2022, school life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana stood at 7.6 years.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana peaked at 8.24 years in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.94 years, in 1971.
That places Botswana 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.06 years | 4.94 years | 7.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.87 years | 7.53 years | 8.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.75 years | 7.47 years | 8.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.64 years | 7.5 years | 7.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.28 years | 7.08 years | 7.52 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.41 years | 7.23 years | 7.6 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.82 years compare
- 14 Grenada 7.7 years compare
- 15 Antigua and Barbuda 7.66 years compare
- 17 Uganda 7.49 years compare
- 18 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.39 years compare
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Botswana was 7.6 years in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 8.24 years in 1991.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 years in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release