Botswana vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Botswana
10.5%
in 2014
Tonga
11.1%
in 1999
Botswana rank
50th
Tonga rank
47th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 11.1% against 10.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 47th of 166 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 43.9% 8.9% 34.9% Botswana
1980s 6.8% 4.1% 2.7% Botswana
1990s 8.6% 7.9% 0.7% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female, Botswana or Tonga?
Tonga, at 11.1% against 10.5% in Botswana as of 1999.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Botswana and Tonga?
0.6%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1999.
How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
Botswana ranks 50th and Tonga ranks 47th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/