Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana

Botswana: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 15.8% in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
15.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
28th
of 153 countries
All-time high
40.5%
in 1998
All-time low
15.8%
in 2013
Years of data
14
1998–2013

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana, 1998–2013

0102030401998200520131998: 40.5 %1999: 38.6 %2000: 37.2 %2001: 35.4 %2002: 33.8 %2003: 32.6 %2004: 32 %2005: 30.4 %2006: 28.8 %2007: 29.2 %2008: 26.9 %2009: 25.2 %2012: 15.8 %2013: 15.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana is 15.8%, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana peaked at 40.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2013.

That places Botswana 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Botswana, 1998 to 2013.
Year % Change
1998 40.5%
1999 38.6% -4.6%
2000 37.2% -3.7%
2001 35.4% -4.8%
2002 33.8% -4.6%
2003 32.6% -3.4%
2004 32.0% -1.8%
2005 30.4% -4.9%
2006 28.8% -5.2%
2007 29.2% +1.3%
2008 26.9% -8.0%
2009 25.2% -6.2%
2012 15.8% -37.2%
2013 15.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.6% 38.6% 40.5% 2
2000s 31.2% 25.2% 37.2% 10
2010s 15.8% 15.8% 15.8% 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 25 Timor-Leste 18.2% compare
  2. 26 Sierra Leone 16.7% compare
  3. 27 Cambodia 15.9% compare
  4. 29 Guinea 15.0% compare
  5. 30 Cameroon 14.1%
  6. 31 Suriname 13.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Botswana was 15.8% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2013.
How does Botswana rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Botswana ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2013.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/