Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Botswana
Botswana: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 101.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, total in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 101.5% for primary completion rate, total in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Botswana peaked at 103.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 1970.
That places Botswana 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.9% | — |
| 1971 | 51.0% | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 61.1% | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 63.9% | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 60.2% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 53.4% | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 49.1% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 56.3% | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 69.3% | +23.2% |
| 1980 | 74.0% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 85.3% | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 88.7% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 82.5% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 89.5% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 99.6% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 100.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 95.5% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 89.8% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 103.0% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 102.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 101.5% | +2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 101.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 101.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.7% | 44.9% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.9% | 74.0% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.8% | 89.8% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 89.9% | 103.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.0% | 99.4% | 102.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 101.5% | 101.5% | 101.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More aid effectiveness data for Botswana
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 26,363 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium -71,278 current US$ (2016)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 144,572 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 9.10 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 20,000 current US$ (1997)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 857,044 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 336,317 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 383,188 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 12,251 current US$ (2020)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 110.59 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Botswana?
- Primary completion rate, total in Botswana was 101.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Botswana ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.