Botswana

Girls in primary school in Botswana

Girls in primary school in Botswana: 94% in 1985 and 88.1% in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates.

Latest, 2014
88.1%
Since 1985
−5.9 percentage points
Rank, 2012
67 of 97
counting from the highest
World, 2014
88.3%
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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Girls in primary school in BotswanaGirls in primary school in Botswana: 94% in 1985 and 88.1% in 2014, by Our World in Data estimates. The highest was 97.3% in 1991, the lowest 85.3% in 1995.
Estimates, Our World in DataWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 97.3% in 1991, the lowest 85.3% in 1995.

Every year

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

YearBotswanaWorld
2018–88.2
2017–88.2
2016–88.3
2015–88.2
201488.188.3
201388.888.2
201288.788.2
2011–88.1
2010–87.9
200986.487.9
200887.287.6
200788.387.2
200689.686
200589.185.4
200488.484.7
200389.183.5
200288.981.4
200189.181
200087.880.7
199986.979.9
199886.378.9
1997–78.1
199685.677.9
199585.378
199495.278.3
199395.478
199296.277.7
199197.377.8
19909577.3
198994.977.6
198894.876.6
198794.375.8
198693.975.3
19859474
1980–75.8
1975–72.9
1970–69
1965–66
1960–63.1
1955–57.4
1950–51.4
1945–43.5
1940–40
1935–38.2
1930–36.4
1925–33
1920–30.5
1915–29.2
1910–28.1
1905–25.1
1900–23.3
1895–21.8
1890–20
1885–19
1880–17.2
1875–15.7
1870–13.2
1865–10.6
1860–9.3
1855–8
1850–6.8
1845–5.9
1840–5.2
1835–4.5
1830–4
1825–3.5
1820–3.1

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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