Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 88.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana stood at 88.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana peaked at 95.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 128th of 178 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 | 66.8% | 51.4% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.4% | 86.0% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 81.8% | 95.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.2% | 85.7% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.6% | 91.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 125 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 89.4% compare
- 126 Malaysia 88.9% compare
- 127 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 88.6% compare
- 129 Tonga 87.9% compare
- 130 Puerto Rico 87.8% compare
- 131 Cameroon 87.7% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Botswana was 88.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Botswana ranks 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2014.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release