School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 12.5 years in 2021. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Botswana, 1970β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 12.5 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Botswana peaked at 12.5 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.36 years, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 120th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.86 years | 5.36 years | 8.31 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.22 years | 8.65 years | 9.86 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.24 years | 10.69 years | 11.94 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.09 years | 11.91 years | 12.37 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.5 years | 12.5 years | 12.5 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 to tertiary, female in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Botswana was 12.5 years in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 years in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Botswana ranks 120th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release