Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Botswana

Share of children out of school in Botswana in 2022 — 0.54%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 145. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 49.45 pp.

2022 0.54% −11.4 pp vs 2014
World rank 24of 145
Period maximum 52.58%1971
Period minimum 0.54%2022

Trend over time

1970–2022 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Botswana, 1970–2022020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820221970: 49.98%1971: 52.58%1972: 50.91%1973: 47.42%1974: 42.88%1975: 35.76%1976: 30.97%1977: 26.43%1978: 25.42%1979: 24.35%1980: 20.33%1981: 15%1983: 11.24%1984: 11.05%1985: 9.05%1986: 8.74%1987: 8.96%1988: 9.25%1989: 8.91%1990: 9.77%1991: 7.69%1992: 8.93%1993: 10.07%1994: 10.66%1995: 20.1%1996: 19.66%1998: 16.71%1999: 17.3%2000: 16.22%2001: 14.47%2002: 13.95%2003: 13.19%2004: 11.61%2005: 10.58%2006: 9.27%2007: 10.26%2008: 10.92%2009: 11.07%2012: 9.08%2013: 10.74%2014: 11.94%2022: 0.54%
Change over the period: −49.45 pp Annual average: -0.95 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 0.54%
World computed 7.01%
Southern Africa computed 6.24%
Share of children out of school — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 0.54
2014 11.94 +1.2 pp
2013 10.74 +1.66 pp
2012 9.08
2009 11.07 +0.14 pp
2008 10.92 +0.66 pp
2007 10.26 +0.99 pp
2006 9.27 −1.31 pp
2005 10.58 −1.04 pp
2004 11.61 −1.57 pp
2003 13.19 −0.76 pp
2002 13.95 −0.52 pp
2001 14.47 −1.75 pp
2000 16.22 −1.08 pp
1999 17.3 +0.6 pp
1998 16.71
1996 19.66 −0.45 pp
1995 20.1 +9.44 pp
1994 10.66 +0.59 pp
1993 10.07 +1.14 pp
1992 8.93 +1.24 pp
1991 7.69 −2.08 pp
1990 9.77 +0.86 pp
1989 8.91 −0.35 pp
1988 9.25 +0.29 pp
1987 8.96 +0.22 pp
1986 8.74 −0.31 pp
1985 9.05 −2 pp
1984 11.05 −0.18 pp
1983 11.24
1981 15 −5.33 pp
1980 20.33 −4.02 pp
1979 24.35 −1.07 pp
1978 25.42 −1.01 pp
1977 26.43 −4.54 pp
1976 30.97 −4.8 pp
1975 35.76 −7.11 pp
1974 42.88 −4.54 pp
1973 47.42 −3.49 pp
1972 50.91 −1.67 pp
1971 52.58 +2.6 pp
1970 49.98

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.