Botswana vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Botswana
10.8%
in 2003
OECD members
2.2%
in 2019
Botswana rank
36th
OECD members rank
38th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Botswana
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 10.8% against 2.2% in OECD members, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 4.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 38th of 148 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 48.2% 9.6% 38.6% Botswana
1980s 24.4% 6.5% 17.8% Botswana
1990s 12.5% 5.0% 7.4% Botswana
2000s 11.5% 3.1% 8.4% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Botswana or OECD members?
Botswana, at 10.8% against 2.2% in OECD members as of 2003.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Botswana and OECD members?
8.6%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and OECD members?
26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2003.
How do Botswana and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Botswana ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 38th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/