School enrollment, primary in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, primary was 109.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary in Botswana is 109.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Botswana peaked at 112.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 40th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.3% | 64.0% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.8% | 96.3% | 110.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 108.0% | 106.1% | 111.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 110.4% | 107.5% | 112.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.0% | 101.6% | 107.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 106.9% | 104.6% | 109.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Botswana?
- School enrollment, primary in Botswana was 109.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 112.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 205 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. 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.