Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana
Botswana: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 0.9642 GPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana is 0.9642 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana peaked at 0.9951 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9642 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Botswana 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9951 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9746 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9864 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9812 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.976 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9782 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9911 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9719 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9642 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9951 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9804 GPIA | 0.9719 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.9642 GPIA | 0.9642 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 children one year before the official primary in Botswana?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Botswana was 0.9642 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9951 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9642 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Botswana ranks 80th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry 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