Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Botswana
Botswana: Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) was 5.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Repeaters, primary, total in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total enrollment.
Analysis
In 2014, repeaters, primary, total in Botswana stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters, primary, total in Botswana peaked at 6.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3% | — |
| 1971 | 0.7% | +120.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +20.1% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +86.6% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +40.2% |
| 1975 | 2.9% | +25.4% |
| 1976 | 2.6% | -9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 2.6% | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | +57.8% |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +21.8% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +14.9% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.7% | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.6% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -27.2% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +20.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +120.8% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 1973 | +86.6% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 2.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 3 |
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 repeaters, primary, total in Botswana?
- Repeaters, primary, total in Botswana was 5.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repeaters, primary, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for repeaters, primary, total?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is repeaters, primary, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Repeaters, primary, total (% of total enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Repeaters in primary school are the number of students enrolled in the same grade as in the previous year, as a percentage of all students enrolled in primary school.