Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana
Botswana: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female was 6,823 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana is 6,823 number, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana peaked at 6,992 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 160 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 797.75 number | 160 number | 2,323 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 6,313 number | 4,518 number | 6,992 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 4,695 number | 3,452 number | 6,833 number | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,304 number | 3,977 number | 6,111 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,005 number | 5,397 number | 6,823 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Equatorial Guinea 7,997 number compare
- 83 Sri Lanka 7,729 number compare
- 84 Paraguay 7,265 number compare
- 86 Germany 6,485 number compare
- 87 Mauritania 5,522 number compare
- 88 New Zealand 5,421 number compare
More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female in Botswana was 6,823 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6,992 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, female?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.