Which has higher out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry, Botswana or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 177,442 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

157,628 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

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.

Botswana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Botswana

19,814 number

in 2015

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

177,442 number

in 2019

Botswana rank

36th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

34th

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

Botswana
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 177,442 number against 19,814 number in Botswana, a difference of 157,628 number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.0 times Botswana's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 132 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	17,768 number	506,774 number	489,006 number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	17,934 number	371,356 number	353,423 number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 177,442 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 157,628 number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?: Botswana ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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: 04 September 2026

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/