Botswana vs China: Share of children who have completed primary school
Botswana
99.0%
in 2025
China
99.0%
in 2025
Botswana rank
57th
China rank
57th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in China, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 57th and China ranks 57th of 165 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.2% | 84.1% | 20.9% | China |
| 1990s | 78.0% | 89.2% | 11.2% | China |
| 2000s | 84.4% | 94.4% | 10.0% | China |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 97.3% | 2.4% | China |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.7% | 0.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Botswana or China?
- Botswana, at 99.0% against 99.0% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Botswana and China?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Botswana ranks 57th and China ranks 57th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.