School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana
Botswana: School enrollment, primary, female was 108.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 108.2% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Botswana peaked at 114.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 39th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.0% | 67.9% | 100.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.2% | 104.4% | 113.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 109.4% | 106.9% | 114.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.8% | 107.7% | 111.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 100.2% | 106.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 105.7% | 103.2% | 108.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% (2022)
- Labor force, female 46.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.20 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9816 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Botswana?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Botswana was 108.2% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 114.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Botswana ranks 39th out of 203 countries with data for 2022.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 School enrollment, primary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.