Over-age students, primary in Botswana
Botswana: Over-age students, primary was 13.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Botswana, 1970–2014
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary in Botswana is 13.3%, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Botswana peaked at 24.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.
That places Botswana 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 14.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 0.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 13.7% | 24.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% (2022)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.20 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Botswana?
- Over-age students, primary in Botswana was 13.3% in 2014, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- How does Botswana rank for over-age students, primary?
- Botswana ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2014.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.