How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?

5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2003.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Namibia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Botswana

22,911 number

in 2003

Namibia

24,260 number

in 2007

Botswana rank

63rd

Namibia rank

61st

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 24,260 number against 22,911 number in Botswana, a difference of 1,349 number.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 63rd and Namibia ranks 61st of 148 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26,640 number	35,951 number	9,312 number	Namibia
2000s	24,214 number	28,093 number	3,880 number	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Botswana or Namibia?: Namibia, at 24,260 number against 22,911 number in Botswana as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Botswana and Namibia?: 1,349 number, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2003.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Botswana ranks 63rd and Namibia ranks 61st of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/