Botswana - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

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: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. 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: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation