School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 1.12 years in 2019. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana is 1.12 years, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana peaked at 1.29 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 years, in 1972.
That places Botswana 103rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 | 0.0495 years | 0.0268 years | 0.0748 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1202 years | 0.0954 years | 0.1505 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.311 years | 0.2687 years | 0.3489 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4893 years | 0.3925 years | 0.6064 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.21 years | 1.12 years | 1.29 years | 5 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Botswana was 1.12 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 years in 1972.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. 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, male (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.