Botswana vs Zimbabwe

Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 88.1% in Botswana in 2014 and 89.4% in Zimbabwe in 2003, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Botswana.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 88.1% in Botswana in 2014 and 89.4% in Zimbabwe in 2003, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2003 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 0.3 percentage points, or 1 times that in Botswana.
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What the numbers say

  • Zimbabwe has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Botswana.
  • The world as a whole: 83.5% in 2003.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearBotswanaZimbabweWorld
2018––88.2
2017––88.2
2016––88.3
2015––88.2
201488.1–88.3
201388.8–88.2
201288.7–88.2
2011––88.1
2010––87.9
200986.4–87.9
200887.2–87.6
200788.3–87.2
200689.6–86
200589.1–85.4
200488.4–84.7
200389.189.483.5
200288.989.981.4
200189.192.681
200087.88980.7
199986.987.579.9
199886.385.678.9
1997––78.1
199685.6–77.9
199585.3–78
199495.2–78.3
199395.4–78
199296.2–77.7
199197.3–77.8
199095–77.3
198994.9–77.6
198894.8–76.6
198794.3–75.8
198693.9–75.3
198594–74
1980–44.575.8
1975–52.372.9
1970–51.669
1965–72.766
1960–6863.1
1955–89.657.4
1950–75.451.4
1945–67.243.5
1940–5940
1935–50.838.2
1930–42.536.4
1925–34.333
1920–26.130.5
1915–17.829.2
1910–9.628.1
1905–5.225.1
1900–2.423.3
1895–0.821.8
1890–020
1885–019
1880–017.2
1875–015.7
1870–013.2
1865–010.6
1860–09.3
1855–08
1850–06.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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