Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Botswana

Botswana: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 15,685 number in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
15,685 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
70th
of 148 countries
All-time high
41,458 number
in 1972
All-time low
4,804 number
in 1991
Years of data
26
1971–2003

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1971198720031971: 40.9k number1972: 41.5k number1973: 39.1k number1974: 37.4k number1975: 33.2k number1976: 31.0k number1977: 28.3k number1978: 28.5k number1979: 27.3k number1980: 23.6k number1981: 23.6k number1984: 16.4k number1985: 14.4k number1986: 21.7k number1989: 10.7k number1990: 10.7k number1991: 4.8k number1992: 8.3k number1993: 9.1k number1994: 9.0k number1995: 20.7k number1998: 17.0k number1999: 18.8k number2000: 18.1k number2002: 15.9k number2003: 15.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 15,685 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2003.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 72.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Botswana peaked at 41,458 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4,804 number, in 1991.

Botswana ranks 70th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year number Change
1971 40,908 number
1972 41,458 number +1.3%
1973 39,132 number -5.6%
1974 37,440 number -4.3%
1975 33,220 number -11.3%
1976 31,026 number -6.6%
1977 28,256 number -8.9%
1978 28,510 number +0.9%
1979 27,269 number -4.4%
1980 23,590 number -13.5%
1981 23,622 number +0.1%
1984 16,415 number -30.5%
1985 14,397 number -12.3%
1986 21,657 number +50.4%
1989 10,682 number -50.7%
1990 10,690 number +0.1%
1991 4,804 number -55.1%
1992 8,311 number +73.0%
1993 9,077 number +9.2%
1994 8,975 number -1.1%
1995 20,746 number +131.2%
1998 16,955 number -18.3%
1999 18,778 number +10.8%
2000 18,098 number -3.6%
2002 15,879 number -12.3%
2003 15,685 number -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34,135 number 27,269 number 41,458 number 9
1980s 18,394 number 10,682 number 23,622 number 6
1990s 12,292 number 4,804 number 20,746 number 8
2000s 16,554 number 15,685 number 18,098 number 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 67 Argentina 18,743 number compare
  2. 68 Eswatini 17,634 number compare
  3. 69 Lesotho 15,942 number compare
  4. 71 Ecuador 15,074 number compare
  5. 72 Armenia 15,060 number
  6. 73 Hungary 14,562 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Botswana?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Botswana was 15,685 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 41,458 number in 1972.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 4,804 number in 1991.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Botswana ranks 70th out of 148 countries with data for 2003.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.8%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/