Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana
Botswana: Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate was -1.9 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
-1.9 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 28.1%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.04 % change on previous year
in 2006
All-time low
-5.78 % change on previous year
in 1996
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana, 1951–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Botswana recorded -1.9 % change on previous year for womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.1% on the previous year and down 133.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana peaked at 1.04 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -5.78 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Botswana 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.1089 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.0466 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 1953 | 0.528 % change on previous year | +1032.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5253 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5994 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 1956 | 0.5958 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 0.5315 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0604 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1959 | -0.0453 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1960 | -0.3927 % change on previous year | +767.1% |
| 1961 | -0.4701 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 1962 | -0.4266 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.6426 % change on previous year | -250.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5321 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 1965 | -0.1361 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0303 % change on previous year | -122.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1211 % change on previous year | -499.9% |
| 1968 | -0.2425 % change on previous year | +100.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3494 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1372 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 1971 | -0.0916 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2903 % change on previous year | -417.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3657 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4099 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0151 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1976 | -0.2117 % change on previous year | +1300.2% |
| 1977 | -0.8486 % change on previous year | +300.8% |
| 1978 | -0.9781 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 1979 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1980 | -1.61 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1981 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1982 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 1983 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1984 | -2.77 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 1985 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1986 | -2.74 % change on previous year | +7.6% |
| 1987 | -4.28 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 1988 | -4.43 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1989 | -4.35 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1990 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1991 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1992 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -21.1% |
| 1993 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1994 | -3.16 % change on previous year | +30.3% |
| 1995 | -5.7 % change on previous year | +80.5% |
| 1996 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -3.97 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1998 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 1999 | -1.46 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5735 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 2001 | -1.4 % change on previous year | +143.5% |
| 2002 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 2003 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2004 | -1.38 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6203 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +67.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4175 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1279 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0639 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0638 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2011 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -1699.0% |
| 2012 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2013 | -0.8143 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2014 | -0.5911 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2015 | -0.6277 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2016 | -0.5984 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2017 | -0.7023 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 2018 | -0.9431 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 2019 | -1.19 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2020 | -1.55 % change on previous year | +30.1% |
| 2021 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2022 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2023 | -1.9 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -1.9 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.02 % change on previous year, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -1.9 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.61 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -1699.0% | 0.0638 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | -1300.2% | -0.0151 % change on previous year | -0.2117 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | +1032.8% | 0.0466 % change on previous year | 0.528 % change on previous year |
| 1960 | -767.1% | -0.0453 % change on previous year | -0.3927 % change on previous year |
| 1967 | -499.9% | 0.0303 % change on previous year | -0.1211 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +417.0% | -0.0916 % change on previous year | 0.2903 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3278 % change on previous year | -0.0453 % change on previous year | 0.5994 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | -0.0933 % change on previous year | -0.4701 % change on previous year | 0.6426 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2513 % change on previous year | -1.3 % change on previous year | 0.4099 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.1 % change on previous year | -4.43 % change on previous year | -1.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.36 % change on previous year | -5.78 % change on previous year | -1.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5507 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7487 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 0.0638 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.53 % change on previous year | -1.9 % change on previous year | -1.19 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 189 Algeria -1.81 % change on previous year compare
- 190 Afghanistan -1.87 % change on previous year compare
- 191 Palestine -1.9 % change on previous year compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau -1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Eritrea -1.93 % change on previous year compare
- 195 Malawi -1.94 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate in Botswana was -1.9 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.78 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 133.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.