Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Botswana
Botswana: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 87.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 87.6% for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in 2014.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Botswana peaked at 90.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1971.
That places Botswana 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.8% | 43.4% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.8% | 73.3% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 78.0% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 81.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 87.6% | 90.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 131 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 88.3% compare
- 132 Côte d'Ivoire 88.0% compare
- 133 Mauritania 87.8% compare
- 135 Malaysia 87.2% compare
- 136 Paraguay 86.7% compare
- 137 Ukraine 86.7% 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, male in Botswana?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Botswana was 87.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2014.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release