Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary completion rate, male

Botswana
99.6%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
69.7%
in 2024
Botswana rank
44th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
42nd

Primary completion rate, male over time

  • Botswana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 99.6% against 69.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.9%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 55.7% 56.4% 0.7% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 80.8% 60.7% 20.1% Botswana
1990s 88.4% 57.9% 30.5% Botswana
2000s 93.9% 63.8% 30.1% Botswana
2010s 99.3% 68.2% 31.1% Botswana
2020s 99.6% 70.1% 29.4% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary completion rate, male, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Botswana, at 99.6% against 69.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary completion rate, male between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29.9%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for primary completion rate, male?
Botswana ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 6,295 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.