Over-age students, primary, male in Botswana
Botswana: Over-age students, primary, male was 15.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary, male in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2014, over-age students, primary, male in Botswana stood at 15.1%.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Botswana peaked at 26.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.
Botswana ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.6% | — |
| 1971 | 22.3% | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 19.1% | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 21.4% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 15.7% | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 15.8% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | -47.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 10.7% | — |
| 1984 | 12.6% | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 13.5% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 14.7% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 15.6% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 15.0% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 25.7% | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 25.0% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -26.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 14.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.8% | 0.0% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 14.8% | 26.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 20.7% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 3 |
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 over-age students, primary, male in Botswana?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Botswana was 15.1% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- How does Botswana rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Botswana ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.