Botswana vs UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Botswana
94.0%
in 2012
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
86.1%
in 2023
Botswana rank
83rd
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank
82nd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Botswana
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 94.0% against 86.1% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 83rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 82nd of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.8% | 80.6% | 2.8% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 84.5% | 2.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 1990s | 82.2% | 86.6% | 4.4% | UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa |
| 2000s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 1.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 79.2% | 14.8% | 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Botswana, at 94.0% against 86.1% in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa as of 2012.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 7.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
- How do Botswana and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 83rd and UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 82nd 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