Botswana vs Mauritius: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Botswana
8.6%
in 2025
Mauritius
7.9%
in 2025
Botswana rank
81st
Mauritius rank
83rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Botswana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 8.6% against 7.9% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Botswana ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 83rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 8.2% | 2.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.3% | 2.9% | Botswana |
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 Mauritius?
- Botswana, at 8.6% against 7.9% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Botswana and Mauritius?
- 0.7%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Botswana ranks 81st and Mauritius ranks 83rd 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