Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Botswana
Botswana: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 13.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Botswana is 13.3%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Botswana peaked at 24.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.
That places Botswana 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.8% | — |
| 1971 | 20.4% | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 17.5% | -14.3% |
| 1973 | 24.3% | +38.7% |
| 1974 | 21.3% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 18.1% | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 15.6% | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 14.7% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 16.6% | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | -49.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 10.4% | — |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 24.4% | +77.8% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 22.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 20.1% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -9.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -100.0% | 8.2% | 0.0% |
| 1995 | +77.8% | 13.7% | 24.4% |
| 1981 | -49.8% | 16.3% | 8.2% |
| 1973 | +38.7% | 17.5% | 24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 0.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 13.7% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Botswana?
- Over-age students, primary in Botswana was 13.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- How does Botswana rank for over-age students, primary?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 (% of 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.