Botswana vs Egypt: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
8.6%
in 2025
Egypt
7.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
81st
Egypt rank
84th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Egypt
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 8.6% against 7.7% in Egypt, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Botswana ranks 81st and Egypt ranks 84th of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 25.2% | 19.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 18.7% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 0.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Botswana or Egypt?
- Botswana, at 8.6% against 7.7% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Egypt?
- 0.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Egypt?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Egypt rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 81st and Egypt ranks 84th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release