Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana

Botswana: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 8,400 number in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
8,400 number
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
90th
of 138 countries
All-time high
32,104 number
in 1979
All-time low
6,756 number
in 2000
Years of data
17
1971–2003

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana, 1971–2003

10.0k20.0k30.0k1971198720031971: 24.4k number1972: 26.2k number1973: 25.5k number1974: 27.6k number1975: 29.5k number1976: 30.9k number1977: 31.4k number1978: 32.0k number1979: 32.1k number1980: 31.6k number1989: 31.6k number1995: 15.2k number1998: 15.7k number1999: 9.2k number2000: 6.8k number2002: 8.7k number2003: 8.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana is 8,400 number, measured in 2003.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana peaked at 32,104 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 6,756 number, in 2000.

Botswana ranks 90th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year number Change
1971 24,408 number
1972 26,218 number +7.4%
1973 25,540 number -2.6%
1974 27,622 number +8.2%
1975 29,529 number +6.9%
1976 30,864 number +4.5%
1977 31,443 number +1.9%
1978 32,043 number +1.9%
1979 32,104 number +0.2%
1980 31,619 number -1.5%
1989 31,595 number -0.1%
1995 15,177 number -52.0%
1998 15,681 number +3.3%
1999 9,171 number -41.5%
2000 6,756 number -26.3%
2002 8,737 number +29.3%
2003 8,400 number -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28,863 number 24,408 number 32,104 number 9
1980s 31,607 number 31,595 number 31,619 number 2
1990s 13,343 number 9,171 number 15,681 number 3
2000s 7,964 number 6,756 number 8,737 number 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 87 Suriname 10,428 number
  2. 88 Bhutan 9,970 number compare
  3. 89 Fiji 9,279 number compare
  4. 91 Costa Rica 8,258 number compare
  5. 92 Norway 8,169 number compare
  6. 93 Czechia 7,567 number

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Botswana was 8,400 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 32,104 number in 1979.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 6,756 number in 2000.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Botswana ranks 90th out of 138 countries with data for 2003.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/