GOAL 4: Quality Education in Botswana

Botswana: GOAL 4: Quality Education was 0.333 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.333 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 16.8%
World rank
184th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.7 5 year moving average
in 2012
All-time low
0.091 5 year moving average
in 2020
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Botswana, 2004–2023

00.20.40.62004201320232004: 0.286 5 year moving average2005: 0.429 5 year moving average2006: 0.444 5 year moving average2007: 0.556 5 year moving average2008: 0.556 5 year moving average2009: 0.667 5 year moving average2010: 0.6 5 year moving average2011: 0.6 5 year moving average2012: 0.7 5 year moving average2013: 0.7 5 year moving average2014: 0.6 5 year moving average2015: 0.545 5 year moving average2016: 0.545 5 year moving average2017: 0.455 5 year moving average2018: 0.364 5 year moving average2019: 0.364 5 year moving average2020: 0.091 5 year moving average2021: 0.4 5 year moving average2022: 0.4 5 year moving average2023: 0.333 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 4: quality education in Botswana is 0.333 5 year moving average, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 4: quality education in Botswana peaked at 0.7 5 year moving average in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.091 5 year moving average, in 2020.

Botswana ranks 184th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 4: Quality Education in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average) in Botswana, 2004 to 2023.
Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.286 5 year moving average —
2005 0.429 5 year moving average +50.0%
2006 0.444 5 year moving average +3.5%
2007 0.556 5 year moving average +25.2%
2008 0.556 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 0.667 5 year moving average +20.0%
2010 0.6 5 year moving average -10.0%
2011 0.6 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 0.7 5 year moving average +16.7%
2013 0.7 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.6 5 year moving average -14.3%
2015 0.545 5 year moving average -9.2%
2016 0.545 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.455 5 year moving average -16.5%
2018 0.364 5 year moving average -20.0%
2019 0.364 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.091 5 year moving average -75.0%
2021 0.4 5 year moving average +339.6%
2022 0.4 5 year moving average +0.0%
2023 0.333 5 year moving average -16.8%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.333 5 year moving average is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.833 5 year moving average, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.333 5 year moving average is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GOAL 4: Quality Education in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +339.6% 0.091 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4897 5 year moving average 0.286 5 year moving average 0.667 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.5473 5 year moving average 0.364 5 year moving average 0.7 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.306 5 year moving average 0.091 5 year moving average 0.4 5 year moving average 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 184 Antigua and Barbuda 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  2. 184 Bahamas 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  3. 184 British Virgin Islands 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  4. 184 Curacao 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  5. 184 Gibraltar 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  6. 184 Liechtenstein 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  7. 184 Monaco 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  8. 184 Mozambique 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  9. 184 Somalia 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  10. 184 South Sudan 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  11. 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.333 5 year moving average compare
  12. 184 Trinidad and Tobago 0.333 5 year moving average compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 4: quality education in Botswana?
Goal 4: quality education in Botswana was 0.333 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 4: quality education recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.7 5 year moving average in 2012.
What is the lowest goal 4: quality education recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.091 5 year moving average in 2020.
How does Botswana rank for goal 4: quality education?
Botswana ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 4: quality education rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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