Botswana - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Botswana was 36,284 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71,409 in 1973 and a minimum value of 16,491 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 63,041
1971 69,643
1972 70,374
1973 71,409
1974 67,614
1975 59,714
1976 54,730
1977 50,022
1978 50,945
1979 50,450
1980 44,678
1981 36,064
1983 28,659
1984 28,103
1985 24,245
1986 22,539
1987 21,321
1988 20,993
1989 20,113
1990 21,541
1991 16,491
1992 18,645
1993 20,099
1994 20,427
1995 47,935
1996 46,895
1998 40,163
1999 43,253
2000 40,855
2001 37,115
2002 36,871
2003 36,613
2004 33,780
2005 32,074
2006 29,540
2007 34,451
2008 38,945
2009 41,193
2012 35,318
2013 35,645
2014 36,284

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Botswana was 16,996 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,259 in 1971 and a minimum value of 3,579 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 29,011
1971 32,259
1972 32,214
1973 32,065
1974 29,816
1975 25,132
1976 22,334
1977 19,720
1978 20,098
1979 19,611
1980 16,215
1981 12,147
1983 8,288
1984 8,138
1985 6,431
1986 6,799
1987 6,563
1988 6,293
1989 6,309
1990 6,382
1991 3,579
1992 5,074
1993 6,317
1994 6,671
1995 20,746
1996 20,471
1998 16,955
1999 18,778
2000 17,481
2001 15,646
2002 15,879
2003 15,685
2004 16,658
2005 13,688
2006 13,160
2007 15,454
2008 17,574
2009 19,173
2012 15,889
2013 16,398
2014 16,996

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Botswana was 8.08 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 50.44 in 1971, while its lowest value was 2.72 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 46.88
1971 50.44
1972 48.66
1973 45.11
1974 40.46
1975 32.89
1976 28.07
1977 23.76
1978 23.21
1979 21.76
1980 17.35
1981 12.99
1983 8.34
1984 7.93
1985 6.04
1986 6.13
1987 5.68
1988 5.24
1989 5.08
1990 5.00
1991 2.72
1992 3.77
1993 4.62
1994 4.82
1995 14.72
1996 14.40
1998 11.75
1999 12.93
2000 11.99
2001 10.66
2002 10.79
2003 10.65
2004 11.32
2005 9.31
2006 8.95
2007 10.46
2008 11.77
2009 12.67
2012 10.05
2013 10.24
2014 10.46
2015 10.62
2017 8.08

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Botswana was 19,288 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,344 in 1973 and a minimum value of 12,912 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 34,030
1971 37,384
1972 38,160
1973 39,344
1974 37,798
1975 34,582
1976 32,396
1977 30,302
1978 30,847
1979 30,839
1980 28,463
1981 23,917
1983 20,371
1984 19,965
1985 17,814
1986 15,740
1987 14,758
1988 14,700
1989 13,804
1990 15,159
1991 12,912
1992 13,571
1993 13,782
1994 13,756
1995 27,189
1996 26,424
1998 23,208
1999 24,475
2000 23,374
2001 21,469
2002 20,992
2003 20,928
2004 17,122
2005 18,386
2006 16,380
2007 18,997
2008 21,371
2009 22,020
2012 19,429
2013 19,247
2014 19,288

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Botswana was 9.79 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 58.63 in 1971, while its lowest value was 9.78 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 55.18
1971 58.63
1972 57.68
1973 55.02
1974 50.94
1975 45.03
1976 40.74
1977 36.69
1978 35.87
1979 34.41
1980 30.44
1981 25.68
1983 20.39
1984 19.27
1985 16.56
1986 14.14
1987 12.78
1988 12.27
1989 11.14
1990 11.87
1991 9.78
1992 10.01
1993 9.97
1994 9.81
1995 19.00
1996 18.34
1998 15.87
1999 16.62
2000 15.80
2001 14.41
2002 14.05
2003 14.00
2004 11.47
2005 12.32
2006 10.96
2007 12.62
2008 14.03
2009 14.26
2012 12.03
2013 11.76
2014 11.62
2015 12.38
2017 9.79

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Botswana was 8.94 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 54.53 in 1971, while its lowest value was 6.26 in 1991.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 51.02
1971 54.53
1972 53.17
1973 50.08
1974 45.72
1975 38.97
1976 34.40
1977 30.21
1978 29.52
1979 28.07
1980 23.89
1981 19.32
1983 14.38
1984 13.62
1985 11.33
1986 10.14
1987 9.23
1988 8.75
1989 8.11
1990 8.44
1991 6.26
1992 6.91
1993 7.31
1994 7.33
1995 16.87
1996 16.38
1998 13.82
1999 14.79
2000 13.91
2001 12.55
2002 12.43
2003 12.34
2004 11.40
2005 10.83
2006 9.97
2007 11.55
2008 12.91
2009 13.47
2012 11.05
2013 11.01
2014 11.05
2015 11.51
2017 8.94

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation