Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female was 20 number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana is 20 number, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 4,790 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 20 number, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 19th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 120 number | — |
| 1971 | 171 number | +42.5% |
| 1972 | 287 number | +67.8% |
| 1979 | 1,774 number | +518.1% |
| 1981 | 3,192 number | +79.9% |
| 1982 | 3,884 number | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 4,577 number | +17.8% |
| 1984 | 3,991 number | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 4,195 number | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 4,275 number | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4,790 number | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 4,550 number | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 4,541 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 3,975 number | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 3,458 number | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 1,755 number | -49.2% |
| 1993 | 959 number | -45.4% |
| 1994 | 537 number | -44.0% |
| 1995 | 679 number | +26.4% |
| 1996 | 361 number | -46.8% |
| 1998 | 176 number | -51.2% |
| 1999 | 124 number | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 53 number | -57.3% |
| 2001 | 20 number | -62.3% |
| 2002 | 30 number | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 36 number | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 35 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 36 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37 number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 84 number | +127.0% |
| 2008 | 26 number | -69.0% |
| 2009 | 26 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 number | +53.8% |
| 2013 | 20 number | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 588 number | 120 number | 1,774 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 4,222 number | 3,192 number | 4,790 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 1,336 number | 124 number | 3,975 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.3 number | 20 number | 84 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30 number | 20 number | 40 number | 2 |
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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 repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana?
- Repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female in Botswana was 20 number in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4,790 number in 1987.
- What is the lowest repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 number in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2013.
- Is repeaters in grade 7 of primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in Grade 7 of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.