School enrollment, primary in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, primary was 87.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 87.7% for school enrollment, primary in 2014.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Botswana peaked at 93.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.4% | 45.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.8% | 76.1% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 83.1% | 93.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 85.6% | 88.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 87.7% | 88.0% | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Botswana?
- School enrollment, primary in Botswana was 87.7% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 School enrollment, primary (% 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.