Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita was 0.0026 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0026 units per person for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in 2022.
The figure is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0056 units per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1970.
That places Botswana 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 units per person | +137.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +302.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0038 units per person | +92.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 units per person | +24.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0056 units per person | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | -16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 units per person | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 units per person | -24.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per person | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 units per person | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.004 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0038 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 units per person | +45.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 units per person | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 units per person | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0026 units per person | -35.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0026 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 4.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0026 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 units per person, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 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 | +302.9% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.002 units per person |
| 1971 | +137.3% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person |
| 1981 | +92.5% | 0.002 units per person | 0.0038 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 2 |
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 repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana?
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita in Botswana was 0.0026 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.