School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 1.9 years in 2024. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Botswana, 1972β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1.9 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 1.9 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 years, in 1972.
Botswana ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0346 years | 0.0187 years | 0.0499 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0862 years | 0.0594 years | 0.1261 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.2736 years | 0.2178 years | 0.3126 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5335 years | 0.349 years | 1.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 years | 0.8757 years | 1.36 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.35 years | 1.17 years | 1.9 years | 5 |
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, tertiary, both sexes in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Botswana was 1.9 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 years in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release