Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana

Botswana: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 51,638 number in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
51,638 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
74th
of 139 countries
All-time high
124,425 number
in 1972
All-time low
51,638 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
1971–2003

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana, 1971–2003

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k1971198720031971: 120.1k number1972: 124.4k number1973: 121.6k number1974: 121.1k number1975: 116.1k number1976: 114.0k number1977: 110.5k number1978: 112.5k number1979: 111.8k number1980: 105.7k number1989: 84.8k number1995: 75.8k number1998: 71.0k number1999: 59.1k number2000: 52.9k number2002: 52.6k number2003: 51.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 51,638 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana peaked at 124,425 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 51,638 number, in 2003.

Botswana ranks 74th of 139 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year number Change
1971 120,072 number
1972 124,425 number +3.6%
1973 121,614 number -2.3%
1974 121,086 number -0.4%
1975 116,140 number -4.1%
1976 113,986 number -1.9%
1977 110,491 number -3.1%
1978 112,476 number +1.8%
1979 111,791 number -0.6%
1980 105,701 number -5.4%
1989 84,755 number -19.8%
1995 75,757 number -10.6%
1998 70,964 number -6.3%
1999 59,077 number -16.8%
2000 52,895 number -10.5%
2002 52,624 number -0.5%
2003 51,638 number -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 116,898 number 110,491 number 124,425 number 9
1980s 95,228 number 84,755 number 105,701 number 2
1990s 68,599 number 59,077 number 75,757 number 3
2000s 52,386 number 51,638 number 52,895 number 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 71 Switzerland 65,832 number compare
  2. 72 Azerbaijan 57,966 number
  3. 73 Mongolia 51,944 number compare
  4. 75 Slovakia 46,056 number
  5. 76 Serbia 45,473 number
  6. 77 Armenia 44,799 number

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana was 51,638 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 124,425 number in 1972.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 51,638 number in 2003.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Botswana ranks 74th out of 139 countries with data for 2003.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/