Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Botswana or Eritrea?

Botswana, at 168,387 number against 157,758 number in Eritrea as of 2015.

What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Botswana and Eritrea?

10,629 number, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?

24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Eritrea: Enrolment in primary education, female

Botswana

168,387 number

in 2015

Eritrea

157,758 number

in 2018

Botswana rank

121st

Eritrea rank

124th

Enrolment in primary education, female over time

Botswana
Eritrea

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 168,387 number against 157,758 number in Eritrea, a difference of 10,629 number.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and Eritrea ranks 124th of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1980s	141,829 number	60,593 number	81,236 number	Botswana
1990s	155,818 number	87,482 number	68,336 number	Botswana
2000s	161,986 number	149,361 number	12,625 number	Botswana
2010s	166,232 number	168,840 number	2,608 number	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in primary education, female, Botswana or Eritrea?: Botswana, at 168,387 number against 157,758 number in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in primary education, female between Botswana and Eritrea?: 10,629 number, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for enrolment in primary education, female?: Botswana ranks 121st and Eritrea ranks 124th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.