Botswana vs WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Botswana
19.0%
in 2022
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
29.4%
in 2024
Botswana rank
40th
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank
38th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Botswana
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
How they compare
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) currently reports 29.4% against 19.0% in Botswana, a difference of 10.4%.
That makes WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)'s figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.4% | 43.0% | 11.5% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 47.2% | 43.7% | 3.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 36.4% | 0.3% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 30.4% | 11.4% | WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Botswana or WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), at 29.4% against 19.0% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Botswana and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 10.4%, with WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Botswana ranks 40th and WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 38th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). 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