School enrollment, primary, private in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, primary, private was 6.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Botswana, 1970–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, primary, private in Botswana stood at 6.9%.
The figure is up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Botswana peaked at 7.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1984.
That places Botswana 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Botswana?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Botswana was 6.9% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 202 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.