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Primary school enrollment — Botswana

Primary school enrollment in Botswana in 2014 — 87.7%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 135. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 38.7 pp.

2014 87.7% −0.4 pp vs 2013
World rank 104of 135
Period maximum 93.7%1991
Period minimum 45.5%1971

Trend over time

1970–2014 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Botswana, 1970–201440608010019701975198019851990199520002005201020141970: 49%1971: 45.5%1972: 46.8%1973: 49.9%1974: 54.3%1975: 61%1976: 65.6%1977: 69.8%1978: 70.5%1979: 71.9%1980: 76.1%1981: 80.7%1983: 85.6%1984: 86.4%1985: 88.7%1986: 89.9%1987: 90.8%1988: 91.2%1989: 91.9%1990: 91.6%1991: 93.7%1992: 93.1%1993: 92.7%1994: 92.7%1995: 83.1%1996: 83.6%1998: 84.6%1999: 85.1%2000: 85.9%2001: 87.3%2002: 87.3%2003: 87.5%2004: 88.4%2005: 87.7%2006: 88.6%2007: 87.3%2008: 86%2009: 85.6%2012: 87.8%2013: 88%2014: 87.7%
Change over the period: +38.7 pp Annual average: 0.88 pp

Comparison, 2014

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

Botswana 87.7%
World 89.2%
Southern Africa computed 87%
Primary school enrollment — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 87.7 −0.4 pp
2013 88 +0.3 pp
2012 87.8 —
2009 85.6 −0.4 pp
2008 86 −1.3 pp
2007 87.3 −1.4 pp
2006 88.6 +1 pp
2005 87.7 −0.8 pp
2004 88.4 +0.9 pp
2003 87.5 +0.1 pp
2002 87.3 +0.1 pp
2001 87.3 +1.3 pp
2000 85.9 +0.9 pp
1999 85.1 +0.5 pp
1998 84.6 —
1996 83.6 +0.5 pp
1995 83.1 −9.5 pp
1994 92.7 −0 pp
1993 92.7 −0.4 pp
1992 93.1 −0.6 pp
1991 93.7 +2.2 pp
1990 91.6 −0.3 pp
1989 91.9 +0.6 pp
1988 91.2 +0.5 pp
1987 90.8 +0.9 pp
1986 89.9 +1.2 pp
1985 88.7 +2.3 pp
1984 86.4 +0.8 pp
1983 85.6 —
1981 80.7 +4.6 pp
1980 76.1 +4.2 pp
1979 71.9 +1.5 pp
1978 70.5 +0.7 pp
1977 69.8 +4.2 pp
1976 65.6 +4.6 pp
1975 61 +6.7 pp
1974 54.3 +4.4 pp
1973 49.9 +3.1 pp
1972 46.8 +1.4 pp
1971 45.5 −3.5 pp
1970 49 —

Southern Africa, 2014

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

BW Botswana 87.7 LS Lesotho 87.4 SZ Eswatini 85.2
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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

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