Botswana vs British Virgin Islands: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4 years against 3.92 years in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.08 years.
Across all 23 years both countries report, British Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 144th and British Virgin Islands ranks 145th of 198 countries.
British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.763 years | 3.98 years | 3.22 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 1.32 years | 4 years | 2.68 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 2.78 years | 4.8 years | 2.02 years | British Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 4.16 years | 5.35 years | 1.19 years | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Botswana or British Virgin Islands?
- Botswana, at 4 years against 3.92 years in British Virgin Islands as of 2008.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.08 years, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Botswana and British Virgin Islands rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 144th and British Virgin Islands ranks 145th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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 level 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.