Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana

Botswana: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 13,042 number in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
13,042 number
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
93rd
of 147 countries
All-time high
53,487 number
in 1989
All-time low
8,167 number
in 2000
Years of data
17
1971–2003

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana, 1971–2003

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1971198720031971: 32.5k number1972: 35.0k number1973: 34.3k number1974: 36.1k number1975: 37.6k number1976: 39.3k number1977: 40.7k number1978: 41.7k number1979: 43.0k number1980: 43.2k number1989: 53.5k number1995: 24.8k number1998: 28.0k number1999: 13.0k number2000: 8.2k number2002: 13.6k number2003: 13.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 13,042 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2003.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 53,487 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8,167 number, in 2000.

Botswana ranks 93rd of 147 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Botswana, 1971 to 2003.
Year number Change
1971 32,549 number
1972 35,018 number +7.6%
1973 34,300 number -2.1%
1974 36,075 number +5.2%
1975 37,608 number +4.2%
1976 39,295 number +4.5%
1977 40,672 number +3.5%
1978 41,732 number +2.6%
1979 43,043 number +3.1%
1980 43,187 number +0.3%
1989 53,487 number +23.8%
1995 24,809 number -53.6%
1998 28,001 number +12.9%
1999 13,028 number -53.5%
2000 8,167 number -37.3%
2002 13,645 number +67.1%
2003 13,042 number -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 37,810 number 32,549 number 43,043 number 9
1980s 48,337 number 43,187 number 53,487 number 2
1990s 21,946 number 13,028 number 28,001 number 3
2000s 11,618 number 8,167 number 13,645 number 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 90 Greece 15,892 number compare
  2. 91 Mauritius 15,843 number compare
  3. 92 Norway 14,879 number compare
  4. 94 Fiji 12,131 number compare
  5. 95 Suriname 11,349 number
  6. 96 Czechia 10,630 number

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Botswana

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana was 13,042 number in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 53,487 number in 1989.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 8,167 number in 2000.
How does Botswana rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 93rd out of 147 countries with data for 2003.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/botswana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/botswana/">Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Botswana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.