Children out of school, primary in Botswana
Botswana: Children out of school, primary was 1,869 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2022, children out of school, primary in Botswana stood at 1,869. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Botswana peaked at 64,402 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 1,869, in 2022.
That places Botswana 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,464 | — |
| 1971 | 64,402 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 64,277 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 64,196 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 60,250 | -6.1% |
| 1975 | 52,056 | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 46,806 | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 41,511 | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 41,453 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 41,613 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 36,304 | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 26,575 | -26.8% |
| 1983 | 21,601 | -18.7% |
| 1984 | 22,140 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 18,887 | -14.7% |
| 1986 | 19,131 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 20,639 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 22,311 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 22,288 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 25,308 | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 20,567 | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 24,651 | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 28,544 | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 30,814 | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 59,416 | +92.8% |
| 1996 | 58,565 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 50,241 | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 52,141 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 48,940 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 43,745 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 42,120 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 39,508 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 34,508 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 31,241 | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 27,263 | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 30,155 | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 32,202 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 32,910 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 28,382 | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 34,679 | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 39,617 | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 1,869 | -95.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1,869 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,296, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1,869 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 224,299, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -95.3% | 39,617 | 1,869 |
| 1995 | +92.8% | 30,814 | 59,416 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,703 | 41,453 | 64,402 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23,320 | 18,887 | 36,304 | 9 |
| 1990s | 38,916 | 20,567 | 59,416 | 9 |
| 2000s | 36,259 | 27,263 | 48,940 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,226 | 28,382 | 39,617 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,869 | 1,869 | 1,869 | 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 children out of school, primary in Botswana?
- Children out of school, primary in Botswana was 1,869 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 64,402 in 1971.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,869 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for children out of school, primary?
- Botswana ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.