Afghanistan vs Botswana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Afghanistan
12.56 years
in 2018
Botswana
12.65 years
in 2006
Afghanistan rank
106th
Botswana rank
103rd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 12.65 years against 12.56 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.09 years.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 106th and Botswana ranks 103rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 4.7 years 5.73 years 1.03 years Botswana
2000s 9.39 years 12.49 years 3.11 years Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Botswana, at 12.65 years against 12.56 years in Afghanistan as of 2006.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Afghanistan and Botswana?
0.09 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
10 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2004.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Afghanistan ranks 106th and Botswana ranks 103rd 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, male (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, male (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.