School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, primary, female was 88.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 88.1% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Botswana peaked at 97.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1971.
That places Botswana 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.1% | — |
| 1971 | 49.6% | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 54.9% | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 59.5% | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 67.1% | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 71.9% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 76.2% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 78.2% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 82.7% | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 87.0% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 91.7% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 96.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 95.4% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 88.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 86.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | -0.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 88.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.1%, 95% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 88.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.9% | 49.6% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.7% | 82.7% | 94.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 85.3% | 97.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.4% | 86.4% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 88.1% | 88.8% | 3 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Botswana?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana was 88.1% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Botswana ranks 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.