Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female

Botswana
12.59 years
in 2006
Sao Tome and Principe
12.53 years
in 2015
Botswana rank
107th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
110th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Sao Tome and Principe
051015197019922015

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12.59 years against 12.53 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th of 175 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1970s 6.02 years 5.74 years 0.2797 years Botswana
2000s 12.48 years 9.53 years 2.95 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Botswana, at 12.59 years against 12.53 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.06 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2005.
How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Botswana ranks 107th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 110th 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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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.