Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana
Botswana: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 13.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana stood at 13.8%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana peaked at 50.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 36th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.9% | — |
| 1999 | 49.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 44.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 38.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 37.1% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -39.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 13.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 7.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 13.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.1%, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -39.9% | 23.0% | 13.8% |
| 2012 | -34.4% | 37.1% | 24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 49.3% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 37.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.0% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana was 13.8% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Botswana ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release