Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Botswana

99.5%

in 2022

Saudi Arabia

99.5%

in 2024

Botswana rank

30th

Saudi Arabia rank

29th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Saudi Arabia currently reports 99.5% against 99.5% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.