School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana
Botswana: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 12.65 years in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana, 1970β2006
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana is 12.65 years, measured in 2006. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana peaked at 12.65 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.75 years, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 103rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.74 years | 4.75 years | 6.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.09 years | 7.25 years | 9.27 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.31 years | 10.6 years | 12.44 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.54 years | 12.42 years | 12.65 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 100 Kyrgyzstan 12.84 years compare
- 101 Philippines 12.82 years compare
- 102 Bhutan 12.75 years compare
- 104 Armenia 12.58 years compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 12.57 years compare
- 106 Afghanistan 12.56 years compare
More gender data for Botswana
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 29,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 30,270 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Botswana was 12.65 years in 2006, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12.65 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 years in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 175 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.