Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Over-age students, primary, female

Botswana
11.5%
in 2014
Zimbabwe
12.3%
in 2013
Botswana rank
47th
Zimbabwe rank
46th

Over-age students, primary, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 12.3% against 11.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 191 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 18.3% 0.0% 18.3% Botswana
1980s 10.1% 4.6% 5.5% Botswana
1990s 21.4% 14.9% 6.5% Botswana
2000s 19.9% 12.3% 7.6% Botswana
2010s 12.8% 11.8% 0.9% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, female, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 12.3% against 11.5% in Botswana as of 2013.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary, female between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
0.8%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for over-age students, primary, female?
Botswana ranks 47th and Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)
Unit
% of female enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,264 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.