Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Botswana
Botswana: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 103.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 103.5% for primary completion rate, female in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Botswana peaked at 109.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 24th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45.2% | — |
| 1971 | 52.6% | +16.4% |
| 1972 | 60.2% | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | +36.4% |
| 1981 | 97.2% | +18.4% |
| 1982 | 100.3% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 90.5% | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.1% | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 108.8% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 109.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 103.4% | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 102.2% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 103.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 104.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 101.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 96.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 101.8% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 98.2% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 92.6% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 102.1% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 100.9% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 103.8% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 104.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 103.5% | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +36.4% | 60.2% | 82.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 45.2% | 82.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 100.1% | 90.4% | 109.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 92.6% | 104.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 92.2% | 103.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.7% | 101.1% | 104.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 103.5% | 103.5% | 103.5% | 1 |
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 primary completion rate, female in Botswana?
- Primary completion rate, female in Botswana was 103.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 109.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Botswana ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.