Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.1 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana, 1971–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2014, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana stood at 1.1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.3% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3251 GPIA, in 1991.
That places Botswana 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.876 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8582 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8043 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.781 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7187 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6809 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.632 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6177 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.6149 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5701 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5656 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4983 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4897 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6502 GPIA | +32.8% |
| 1989 | 0.481 GPIA | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4743 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3251 GPIA | -31.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5187 GPIA | +59.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6283 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6953 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7864 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7268 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7757 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7763 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7818 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.742 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7681 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8495 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | +29.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +59.6% | 0.3251 GPIA | 0.5187 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7315 GPIA | 0.6149 GPIA | 0.876 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5425 GPIA | 0.481 GPIA | 0.6502 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.6163 GPIA | 0.3251 GPIA | 0.7864 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7667 GPIA | 0.742 GPIA | 0.7818 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9052 GPIA | 0.7681 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 39 Azerbaijan 1.14 GPIA compare
- 40 Georgia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 41 Andorra 1.12 GPIA
- 43 Italy 1.09 GPIA
- 44 Spain 1.09 GPIA compare
- 45 Costa Rica 1.09 GPIA
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Botswana was 1.1 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3251 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2014.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower 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