Botswana - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2005 15.41
2006 16.18
2007 16.50

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2005 15.38
2006 16.51
2007 16.77

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
2005 15.43
2006 15.85
2007 16.24

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Botswana was 107.73 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.19 in 1991 and a minimum value of 55.15 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 59.86
1971 55.15
1972 55.89
1973 61.61
1974 64.92
1975 70.57
1976 73.83
1977 78.13
1978 80.05
1979 83.26
1980 88.13
1981 91.35
1982 92.51
1983 94.53
1984 96.33
1985 98.90
1986 100.52
1987 102.14
1988 103.53
1989 105.55
1990 105.43
1991 108.19
1992 106.61
1993 105.83
1994 105.63
1995 104.31
1996 105.15
1997 105.83
1998 105.22
1999 103.08
2000 103.95
2001 105.62
2002 106.29
2003 106.53
2004 106.48
2005 107.20
2006 108.09
2007 107.73

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 106.18 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 111.63 in 1991 and a minimum value of 58.89 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 63.53
1971 58.89
1972 60.13
1973 66.99
1974 70.98
1975 77.74
1976 81.53
1977 86.29
1978 88.52
1979 91.86
1980 96.42
1981 98.89
1982 98.98
1983 101.08
1984 102.03
1985 103.98
1986 104.50
1987 105.96
1988 107.35
1989 109.09
1990 109.23
1991 111.63
1992 109.41
1993 107.68
1994 106.98
1995 105.04
1996 105.58
1997 106.18
1998 105.04
1999 103.13
2000 103.93
2001 105.51
2002 105.79
2003 106.07
2004 105.63
2005 106.44
2006 106.90
2007 106.18

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 109.26 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.26 in 2006 and a minimum value of 51.41 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 56.19
1971 51.41
1972 51.65
1973 56.25
1974 58.87
1975 63.42
1976 66.17
1977 70.00
1978 71.61
1979 74.71
1980 79.89
1981 83.86
1982 86.09
1983 88.02
1984 90.66
1985 93.86
1986 96.56
1987 98.35
1988 99.73
1989 102.02
1990 101.67
1991 104.78
1992 103.82
1993 104.00
1994 104.28
1995 103.60
1996 104.72
1997 105.49
1998 105.41
1999 103.04
2000 103.98
2001 105.73
2002 106.78
2003 106.98
2004 107.31
2005 107.96
2006 109.26
2007 109.26

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Botswana was 85.60 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.39 in 1991 and a minimum value of 40.83 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 43.64
1971 40.83
1972 42.43
1973 45.92
1974 50.24
1975 56.74
1976 61.35
1977 65.77
1978 66.93
1979 68.72
1980 72.95
1981 77.24
1983 81.34
1984 81.82
1985 83.93
1986 85.05
1987 86.06
1988 86.68
1989 87.36
1990 86.94
1991 89.39
1992 88.88
1993 88.31
1994 87.96
1995 78.53
1996 78.99
1998 80.49
1999 79.52
2000 80.90
2001 82.72
2002 83.23
2003 83.69
2004 84.89
2005 84.55
2006 85.95
2007 85.60

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Botswana was 86.41 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.92 in 1991 and a minimum value of 44.58 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 47.41
1971 44.58
1972 46.56
1973 50.40
1974 55.00
1975 62.35
1976 67.41
1977 72.17
1978 73.33
1979 75.12
1980 79.42
1981 83.70
1983 87.10
1984 87.08
1985 88.71
1986 88.95
1987 89.74
1988 90.43
1989 90.64
1990 90.50
1991 92.92
1992 91.91
1993 90.82
1994 90.21
1995 80.36
1996 80.74
1998 82.05
1999 81.14
2000 82.59
2001 84.34
2002 84.63
2003 85.20
2004 84.87
2005 85.90
2006 86.80
2007 86.41

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Botswana was 84.80 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.89 in 1991 and a minimum value of 37.08 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 39.87
1971 37.08
1972 38.30
1973 41.45
1974 45.50
1975 51.16
1976 55.30
1977 59.40
1978 60.55
1979 62.35
1980 66.51
1981 70.81
1983 75.60
1984 76.59
1985 79.18
1986 81.18
1987 82.40
1988 82.95
1989 84.10
1990 83.41
1991 85.89
1992 85.88
1993 85.83
1994 85.72
1995 76.72
1996 77.26
1998 78.94
1999 77.92
2000 79.22
2001 81.11
2002 81.84
2003 82.20
2004 84.92
2005 83.22
2006 85.11
2007 84.80

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Botswana was 5.03 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 5.33 in 2006, while its lowest value was 4.26 in 1998.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 4.26
1999 4.66
2000 4.89
2001 4.68
2002 4.81
2003 4.68
2004 5.13
2006 5.33
2007 5.03

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Botswana was 79.98 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79.98 in 2007 and a minimum value of 6.27 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.27
1971 7.20
1972 8.10
1973 11.36
1974 12.81
1975 14.60
1976 16.20
1977 17.32
1978 17.83
1979 17.80
1980 18.54
1981 20.34
1983 20.85
1984 24.96
1985 28.23
1986 29.95
1987 31.26
1988 31.00
1989 36.37
1990 40.12
1991 48.68
1992 48.18
1993 52.26
1994 51.03
1995 57.79
1998 74.15
1999 73.15
2000 74.62
2001 74.20
2002 74.98
2003 75.52
2004 76.32
2005 76.88
2006 78.55
2007 79.98

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 82.10 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.10 in 2007 and a minimum value of 5.68 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 5.68
1971 6.75
1972 7.50
1973 11.06
1974 13.12
1975 15.16
1976 17.28
1977 18.88
1978 18.99
1979 19.32
1980 20.24
1981 22.57
1983 22.64
1984 26.67
1985 29.94
1986 31.32
1987 31.94
1988 31.55
1989 37.76
1990 42.24
1991 52.64
1992 51.72
1993 55.63
1994 53.42
1995 60.55
1998 77.17
1999 75.56
2000 76.52
2001 76.01
2002 77.10
2003 77.55
2004 78.23
2005 78.70
2006 80.74
2007 82.10

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 77.88 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77.88 in 2007 and a minimum value of 6.87 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.87
1971 7.65
1972 8.71
1973 11.66
1974 12.51
1975 14.05
1976 15.13
1977 15.76
1978 16.66
1979 16.29
1980 16.84
1981 18.11
1983 19.07
1984 23.24
1985 26.51
1986 28.59
1987 30.58
1988 30.46
1989 34.98
1990 38.01
1991 44.74
1992 44.66
1993 48.92
1994 48.64
1995 55.04
1998 71.16
1999 70.76
2000 72.73
2001 72.41
2002 72.88
2003 73.51
2004 74.43
2005 75.08
2006 76.38
2007 77.88

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Botswana was 58.80 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59.43 in 1998 and a minimum value of 10.18 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 10.18
1980 14.20
1985 21.89
1990 31.47
1991 39.10
1992 39.18
1993 42.28
1998 59.43
1999 52.77
2000 53.40
2001 52.51
2002 53.44
2003 54.94
2004 55.43
2005 55.85
2006 58.73
2007 58.80

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Botswana was 63.00 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.19 in 1998 and a minimum value of 11.55 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 11.55
1985 23.80
1990 34.23
1991 43.01
1992 42.47
1993 45.51
1998 63.19
1999 56.80
2000 57.17
2001 56.13
2002 57.22
2003 58.76
2004 59.25
2005 59.19
2006 62.88
2007 63.00

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Botswana was 54.64 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55.69 in 1998 and a minimum value of 8.80 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1975 8.80
1985 19.98
1990 28.73
1991 35.20
1992 35.91
1993 39.07
1998 55.69
1999 48.77
2000 49.66
2001 48.93
2002 49.69
2003 51.16
2004 51.65
2005 52.54
2006 54.62
2007 54.64

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Botswana was 3.04 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 5.46 in 1998, while its lowest value was 3.04 in 2007.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1998 5.46
1999 4.08
2000 4.08
2001 4.04
2002 4.12
2003 4.09
2006 4.07
2007 3.04

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Botswana was 7.44 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.56 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.29
1973 0.34
1974 0.38
1975 0.58
1976 0.62
1977 0.71
1978 0.84
1979 0.92
1980 1.13
1981 1.20
1982 1.35
1983 1.44
1984 1.66
1985 1.85
1986 2.22
1987 2.47
1991 4.23
1993 4.99
1994 5.43
1995 5.13
1996 5.51
1999 5.25
2000 5.64
2001 6.07
2002 6.57
2003 7.56
2004 7.44
2005 7.29
2006 7.44

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 7.96 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.96 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.17
1973 0.20
1974 0.25
1975 0.38
1976 0.43
1977 0.50
1978 0.58
1979 0.69
1980 0.78
1981 0.81
1982 0.87
1983 1.00
1984 1.10
1985 1.67
1987 2.28
1991 3.56
1993 4.43
1994 4.58
1995 4.89
1996 5.24
1999 5.06
2000 5.52
2001 6.05
2002 6.66
2003 7.69
2004 7.81
2005 7.76
2006 7.96

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 6.92 as of 2006. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.44 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1970.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.41
1973 0.49
1974 0.51
1975 0.79
1976 0.82
1977 0.92
1978 1.11
1979 1.16
1980 1.48
1981 1.58
1982 1.83
1983 1.89
1984 2.23
1985 2.04
1987 2.66
1991 4.89
1993 5.55
1994 6.27
1995 5.38
1996 5.78
1999 5.45
2000 5.76
2001 6.10
2002 6.48
2003 7.44
2004 7.07
2005 6.84
2006 6.92

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation