Botswana vs SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Botswana
94.0%
in 2012
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
85.5%
in 2023
Botswana rank
83rd
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
85th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 94.0% against 85.5% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, a difference of 8.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 83rd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 85th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.9% | 83.6% | 1.7% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 86.4% | 4.2% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 86.3% | 4.1% | SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.9% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 79.7% | 14.3% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Botswana or SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Botswana, at 94.0% against 85.5% in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 8.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
- How do Botswana and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 83rd and SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 85th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, 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