Botswana - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Botswana was 21.45 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.45 in 2015 and a minimum value of 14.65 in 2012.

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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2005 15.95
2006 16.54
2007 15.24
2008 17.13
2009 16.84
2012 14.65
2013 17.52
2014 20.01
2015 21.45

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 21.82 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.82 in 2015 and a minimum value of 14.72 in 2012.

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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2005 15.96
2006 16.95
2007 15.56
2008 16.77
2009 17.12
2012 14.72
2013 17.45
2014 20.38
2015 21.82

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 21.08 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.08 in 2015 and a minimum value of 14.58 in 2012.

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 programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

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

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Year Value
2005 15.94
2006 16.15
2007 14.92
2008 17.48
2009 16.57
2012 14.58
2013 17.60
2014 19.64
2015 21.08

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Botswana was 103.24 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113.45 in 1991 and a minimum value of 61.42 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 67.18
1971 61.42
1972 61.70
1973 66.98
1974 70.13
1975 75.90
1976 78.95
1977 82.91
1978 84.29
1979 87.16
1980 91.94
1981 95.42
1982 96.98
1983 99.51
1984 101.69
1985 104.49
1986 106.19
1987 107.73
1988 108.98
1989 111.02
1990 111.03
1991 113.45
1992 111.66
1993 111.08
1994 111.29
1995 110.42
1996 111.31
1997 111.73
1998 110.54
1999 110.27
2000 110.43
2001 111.42
2002 111.52
2003 111.35
2004 110.89
2005 111.15
2006 111.47
2007 109.83
2008 108.50
2009 108.20
2012 105.08
2013 105.00
2014 103.72
2015 103.24

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 102.06 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 116.86 in 1991 and a minimum value of 65.46 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 71.18
1971 65.46
1972 66.31
1973 72.96
1974 76.83
1975 83.68
1976 86.99
1977 91.16
1978 92.69
1979 95.67
1980 100.34
1981 102.80
1982 103.49
1983 106.37
1984 107.88
1985 110.14
1986 110.27
1987 111.36
1988 112.48
1989 114.24
1990 114.65
1991 116.86
1992 114.56
1993 113.09
1994 112.88
1995 111.48
1996 111.94
1997 112.21
1998 110.45
1999 110.43
2000 110.52
2001 111.46
2002 111.14
2003 110.96
2004 110.06
2005 110.43
2006 110.40
2007 108.53
2008 107.32
2009 106.59
2012 104.10
2013 103.65
2014 102.14
2015 102.06

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 104.39 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112.52 in 2006 and a minimum value of 57.07 in 1972.

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

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Year Value
1970 63.16
1971 57.36
1972 57.07
1973 61.04
1974 63.47
1975 68.15
1976 70.90
1977 74.62
1978 75.84
1979 78.60
1980 83.55
1981 88.00
1982 90.47
1983 92.69
1984 95.56
1985 98.91
1986 102.13
1987 104.10
1988 105.47
1989 107.80
1990 107.42
1991 110.05
1992 108.79
1993 109.09
1994 109.72
1995 109.39
1996 110.69
1997 111.26
1998 110.64
1999 110.10
2000 110.33
2001 111.38
2002 111.90
2003 111.73
2004 111.70
2005 111.86
2006 112.52
2007 111.12
2008 109.65
2009 109.77
2012 106.04
2013 106.33
2014 105.26
2015 104.39

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Botswana was 87.66 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.74 in 1991 and a minimum value of 45.47 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: 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 84.55
1999 85.07
2000 85.93
2001 87.26
2002 87.33
2003 87.47
2004 88.41
2005 87.66
2006 88.64
2007 87.27
2008 85.99
2009 85.56
2012 87.76
2013 88.03
2014 87.66

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Botswana was 88.10 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.28 in 1991 and a minimum value of 49.56 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 53.12
1971 49.56
1972 51.34
1973 54.89
1974 59.54
1975 67.11
1976 71.93
1977 76.24
1978 76.79
1979 78.24
1980 82.65
1981 87.01
1983 91.66
1984 92.07
1985 93.96
1986 93.87
1987 94.32
1988 94.76
1989 94.92
1990 95.00
1991 97.28
1992 96.23
1993 95.38
1994 95.18
1995 85.28
1996 85.60
1998 86.28
1999 86.89
2000 87.83
2001 89.10
2002 88.91
2003 89.12
2004 88.43
2005 89.12
2006 89.64
2007 88.32
2008 87.16
2009 86.38
2012 88.65
2013 88.76
2014 88.10

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Botswana was 87.22 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.22 in 1991 and a minimum value of 41.37 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 44.82
1971 41.37
1972 42.32
1973 44.98
1974 49.06
1975 54.97
1976 59.26
1977 63.31
1978 64.13
1979 65.59
1980 69.56
1981 74.32
1983 79.61
1984 80.73
1985 83.44
1986 85.86
1987 87.22
1988 87.73
1989 88.86
1990 88.13
1991 90.22
1992 89.99
1993 90.03
1994 90.19
1995 81.00
1996 81.66
1998 82.86
1999 83.27
2000 84.06
2001 85.45
2002 85.77
2003 85.85
2004 88.39
2005 86.22
2006 87.65
2007 86.24
2008 84.84
2009 84.74
2012 86.88
2013 87.31
2014 87.22

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

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Botswana was 7.39 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 7.39 in 2015, while its lowest value was 3.15 in 1984.

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

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Year Value
1970 5.16
1971 5.94
1972 6.38
1973 6.02
1974 6.02
1975 5.43
1980 4.71
1981 4.37
1983 5.80
1984 3.15
1985 5.64
1987 5.23
1988 4.99
1989 6.10
1990 5.17
1992 3.94
1994 6.14
1995 3.97
1996 3.81
1997 4.49
1998 4.26
1999 4.66
2000 4.89
2001 4.68
2004 5.13
2006 5.33
2007 5.03
2008 5.24
2009 5.82
2012 6.11
2013 6.80
2014 7.04
2015 7.39

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Botswana was 79.92 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.11 in 2007 and a minimum value of 7.65 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 7.65
1971 8.76
1972 9.76
1973 13.26
1974 14.65
1975 16.38
1976 18.05
1977 19.15
1978 19.57
1979 19.39
1980 19.97
1981 21.92
1983 21.97
1984 26.06
1985 29.26
1986 31.00
1987 32.14
1988 31.57
1989 36.76
1990 40.48
1991 49.39
1992 49.37
1993 54.11
1994 53.24
1995 60.71
1998 77.59
1999 78.52
2000 80.41
2001 80.31
2002 81.51
2003 82.18
2004 83.52
2005 83.61
2006 85.00
2007 85.11
2008 79.92

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 83.52 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.45 in 2007 and a minimum value of 6.81 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.81
1971 8.08
1972 8.89
1973 12.75
1974 14.81
1975 16.79
1976 18.84
1977 20.29
1978 20.15
1979 20.26
1980 21.01
1981 23.38
1983 23.23
1984 27.30
1985 30.57
1986 31.80
1987 32.08
1988 31.28
1989 37.08
1990 41.37
1991 51.94
1992 51.68
1993 56.36
1994 54.76
1995 63.05
1998 80.23
1999 80.67
2000 82.58
2001 81.90
2002 83.49
2003 84.13
2004 85.21
2005 84.80
2006 87.20
2007 87.45
2008 83.52

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 76.36 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 82.81 in 2006 and a minimum value of 8.52 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 8.52
1971 9.47
1972 10.67
1973 13.78
1974 14.48
1975 15.97
1976 17.22
1977 17.95
1978 18.96
1979 18.44
1980 18.85
1981 20.34
1983 20.64
1984 24.78
1985 27.90
1986 30.18
1987 32.19
1988 31.87
1989 36.43
1990 39.55
1991 46.71
1992 46.95
1993 51.78
1994 51.68
1995 58.34
1998 74.93
1999 76.35
2000 78.24
2001 78.71
2002 79.53
2003 80.23
2004 81.85
2005 82.43
2006 82.81
2007 82.79
2008 76.36

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Botswana was 59.79 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 62.07 in 1998 and a minimum value of 6.89 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 6.89
1972 7.63
1973 8.97
1974 9.98
1975 11.45
1976 12.77
1977 13.75
1978 13.58
1979 13.53
1980 15.32
1981 16.58
1984 19.96
1985 22.74
1986 24.17
1989 28.63
1990 31.77
1991 39.68
1992 40.16
1993 43.79
1994 43.11
1995 43.09
1998 62.07
1999 56.64
2000 59.26
2002 58.09
2003 59.79

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Botswana was 63.75 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65.64 in 1998 and a minimum value of 6.51 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 6.51
1972 7.19
1973 9.35
1974 10.88
1975 12.84
1976 14.50
1977 15.68
1978 15.48
1979 15.68
1980 17.26
1981 18.15
1984 21.46
1985 24.40
1986 25.56
1989 29.79
1990 33.54
1991 42.46
1992 42.46
1993 46.13
1994 45.06
1995 46.83
1998 65.64
1999 60.64
2000 62.80
2002 61.96
2003 63.75

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Botswana was 55.84 as of 2003. As the graph below shows, over the past 32 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 58.48 in 1998 and a minimum value of 7.28 in 1971.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 7.28
1972 8.09
1973 8.57
1974 9.06
1975 10.01
1976 10.96
1977 11.69
1978 11.55
1979 11.22
1980 13.24
1981 14.88
1984 18.40
1985 21.04
1986 22.72
1989 27.41
1990 29.90
1991 36.75
1992 37.76
1993 41.35
1994 41.09
1995 39.30
1998 58.48
1999 52.63
2000 55.71
2002 54.23
2003 55.84

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

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Botswana was 3.03 as of 2007. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 5.46 in 1998, while its lowest value was 3.03 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 5.46
1999 4.08
2000 4.07
2001 4.04
2006 4.02
2007 3.03

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Botswana was 26.09 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 30.24 in 2015 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.36
1973 0.42
1974 0.46
1975 0.71
1976 0.76
1977 0.86
1978 1.02
1979 1.11
1980 1.34
1981 1.44
1982 1.59
1983 1.66
1984 1.88
1985 2.05
1986 2.40
1987 2.65
1991 4.34
1993 5.04
1994 5.48
1995 5.21
1996 5.63
1998 6.14
1999 6.53
2000 7.35
2001 7.94
2002 8.27
2003 9.64
2004 10.21
2005 9.93
2006 10.90
2007 11.12
2008 15.48
2009 23.68
2010 20.85
2011 18.54
2012 22.83
2013 28.25
2014 27.31
2015 30.24
2016 25.91
2017 24.86
2018 26.72
2019 25.08
2020 26.09

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Botswana was 31.95 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 34.62 in 2015 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.21
1973 0.23
1974 0.30
1975 0.44
1976 0.50
1977 0.58
1978 0.66
1979 0.78
1980 0.86
1981 0.90
1982 0.95
1983 1.07
1984 1.16
1985 1.74
1987 2.32
1991 3.43
1993 4.22
1994 4.37
1995 4.74
1996 5.13
1998 5.68
1999 6.10
2000 6.88
2001 7.41
2002 8.06
2003 9.43
2004 9.44
2005 9.19
2006 9.68
2014 30.02
2015 34.62
2016 30.35
2017 29.24
2018 31.25
2019 29.93
2020 31.95

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Botswana was 20.34 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25.82 in 2015 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: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.54
1973 0.62
1974 0.64
1975 0.99
1976 1.03
1977 1.17
1978 1.42
1979 1.50
1980 1.91
1981 2.09
1982 2.36
1983 2.36
1984 2.71
1985 2.41
1987 3.01
1991 5.37
1993 5.96
1994 6.71
1995 5.72
1996 6.16
1998 6.64
1999 6.98
2000 7.85
2001 8.50
2002 8.50
2003 9.85
2004 11.01
2005 10.68
2006 12.13
2014 24.57
2015 25.82
2016 21.45
2017 20.48
2018 22.21
2019 20.30
2020 20.34

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation