Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 20.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.0%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
8th
of 116 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2021
All-time low
16.5%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana is 20.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Botswana ranks 8th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 16.5% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 24.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 5 Bhutan 21.4%
- 5 Türkiye 9.1% compare
- 6 Tajikistan 20.7% compare
- 7 South Africa 20.5% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 19.9% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 19.9% compare
- 11 Chile 19.9% compare
More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12,313 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,309 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 32,975 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 20,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Botswana was 20.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Botswana ranks 8th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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