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

Botswana: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 22,310 number in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
22,310 number
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
75th
of 137 countries
All-time high
60,047 number
in 1972
All-time low
22,310 number
in 2003
Years of data
17
1971–2003

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1971198720031971: 58.3k number1972: 60.0k number1973: 56.7k number1974: 55.7k number1975: 52.0k number1976: 50.7k number1977: 48.7k number1978: 49.6k number1979: 48.8k number1980: 45.6k number1989: 39.4k number1995: 33.4k number1998: 32.1k number1999: 25.4k number2000: 22.8k number2002: 22.9k number2003: 22.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2003, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana stood at 22,310 number. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Botswana peaked at 60,047 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 22,310 number, in 2003.

That places Botswana 75th out of 137 countries with data for 2003, putting it 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, female (number) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year number Change
1971 58,280 number
1972 60,047 number +3.0%
1973 56,730 number -5.5%
1974 55,666 number -1.9%
1975 52,029 number -6.5%
1976 50,726 number -2.5%
1977 48,746 number -3.9%
1978 49,586 number +1.7%
1979 48,848 number -1.5%
1980 45,619 number -6.6%
1989 39,356 number -13.7%
1995 33,391 number -15.2%
1998 32,075 number -3.9%
1999 25,431 number -20.7%
2000 22,765 number -10.5%
2002 22,895 number +0.6%
2003 22,310 number -2.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 22,310 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,264 number, 49% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 22,310 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 385,769 number, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53,406 number 48,746 number 60,047 number 9
1980s 42,488 number 39,356 number 45,619 number 2
1990s 30,299 number 25,431 number 33,391 number 3
2000s 22,657 number 22,310 number 22,895 number 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 72 United Arab Emirates 24,585 number compare
  2. 73 Azerbaijan 23,079 number
  3. 74 Slovakia 22,322 number
  4. 76 Eswatini 22,280 number compare
  5. 77 Greece 20,784 number compare
  6. 78 Serbia 20,408 number

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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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 22,310 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 60,047 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 22,310 number in 2003.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Botswana ranks 75th out of 137 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 33.2%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 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/