Arab World vs Botswana: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- Arab World
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.3 years against 8.35 years in Arab World, a difference of 1.95 years.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Arab World's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 29th and Botswana ranks 28th of 44 groups.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.91 years | 10.36 years | 3.45 years | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.58 years | 10.62 years | 3.04 years | Botswana |
| 2010s | 8.22 years | 10.43 years | 2.21 years | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Arab World or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 10.3 years against 8.35 years in Arab World as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Arab World and Botswana?
- 1.95 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Botswana?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2015.
- How do Arab World and Botswana rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Arab World ranks 29th and Botswana ranks 28th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.