Botswana vs Lesotho: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Botswana
12.59 years
in 2006
Lesotho
12.54 years
in 2017
Botswana rank
107th
Lesotho rank
108th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12.59 years against 12.54 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 107th and Lesotho ranks 108th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 7.01 years 8.75 years 1.74 years Lesotho
1980s 9.09 years 9.71 years 0.6205 years Lesotho
1990s 11.4 years 9.26 years 2.14 years Botswana
2000s 12.55 years 10.44 years 2.11 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 12.59 years against 12.54 years in Lesotho as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.05 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
21 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2006.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Botswana ranks 107th and Lesotho ranks 108th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.