Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Botswana
19,814 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean
187,411 number
in 2019
Botswana rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
33rd

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Botswana
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 187,411 number against 19,814 number in Botswana, a difference of 167,597 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.5 times Botswana's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 132 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2000s 17,768 number 516,416 number 498,648 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 17,934 number 378,271 number 360,337 number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 187,411 number against 19,814 number in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean?
167,597 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean?
8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Botswana ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 33rd of 132 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (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, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/