Botswana vs Other small states: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Botswana
19,814 number
in 2015
Other small states
154,298 number
in 2019
Botswana rank
36th
Other small states rank
37th

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

  • Botswana
  • Other small states
050.0k100.0k150.0k200520122019

How they compare

Other small states currently reports 154,298 number against 19,814 number in Botswana, a difference of 134,484 number.

That makes Other small states's figure about 7.8 times Botswana's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Other small states has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 36th and Other small states ranks 37th of 132 countries.

Other small states has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Other small states Difference Ahead
2000s 17,700 number 137,562 number 119,862 number Other small states
2010s 17,934 number 138,556 number 120,622 number Other small states

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 Other small states?
Other small states, at 154,298 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 Other small states?
134,484 number, with Other small states ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Other small states?
7 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Botswana ranks 36th and Other small states ranks 37th 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/