Official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana
Botswana: Official entrance age to early childhood education was 3 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 1999
All-time low
3 years
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3 years for official entrance age to early childhood education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana peaked at 3 years in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 1999.
That places Botswana 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3 years | — |
| 2000 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana?
- Official entrance age to early childhood education in Botswana was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to early childhood education recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 1999.
- How does Botswana rank for official entrance age to early childhood education?
- Botswana ranks 36th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to early childhood education rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to early childhood education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter early childhood education.