Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 87.3% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana, 1970–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 87.3% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2012.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana peaked at 90.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1971.
That places Botswana 124th out of 165 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.8% | — |
| 1971 | 41.4% | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 45.0% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 49.1% | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 55.0% | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 59.3% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 63.3% | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 64.1% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 65.6% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 69.6% | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 74.3% | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 79.6% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 85.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 87.7% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 84.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.0% | 41.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.9% | 69.6% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 81.0% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 84.2% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Botswana was 87.3% in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Botswana ranks 124th out of 165 countries with data for 2012.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.