Botswana - Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children)

The value for Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children) in Botswana was 88.26 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 42 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.74 in 1991 and a minimum value of 45.47 in 1971.

Definition: Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.

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

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Year Value
1970 48.98
1971 45.47
1972 46.83
1973 49.92
1974 54.28
1975 61.03
1976 65.60
1977 69.79
1978 70.48
1979 71.93
1980 76.11
1981 80.68
1983 85.62
1984 86.38
1985 88.67
1986 89.86
1987 90.77
1988 91.25
1989 91.89
1990 91.56
1991 93.74
1992 93.09
1993 92.69
1994 92.67
1995 83.13
1996 83.62
1998 86.18
1999 85.21
2000 86.09
2001 87.45
2002 87.57
2003 87.66
2004 88.60
2005 87.81
2006 88.82
2007 88.45
2008 85.99
2009 85.56
2012 88.26

Development Relevance: Relevance to gender indicator: Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Adjusted net enrollment rate in primary education is calculated by dividing the number of children in the official primary school age who are enrolled in primary or secondary education by the population of the same age group and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation