Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.8647 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.8647 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2022.
The figure is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana peaked at 1.25 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8407 GPIA, in 1979.
Botswana ranks 104th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.08 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.9595 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9236 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.893 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.881 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8654 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8491 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8407 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8631 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.9557 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9298 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9519 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9877 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9603 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8815 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8793 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.25 GPIA | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8647 GPIA | -30.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.8647 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8418 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.8647 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9365 GPIA, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +42.2% | 0.8793 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA |
| 2022 | -30.8% | 1.25 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.928 GPIA | 0.8407 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9094 GPIA | 0.8631 GPIA | 0.9557 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.981 GPIA | 0.9298 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9944 GPIA | 0.9603 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.8793 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Botswana was 0.8647 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8407 GPIA in 1979.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Botswana ranks 104th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release