Primary school enrolment (gross) in Botswana

Gross primary school enrolment in Botswana was 109.3% in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2009.

Measure: Primary school enrolment (gross) Unit: % of the official primary school-age population Data: 1970 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Botswana, 2022 109.3% % of the official primary school-age population
Change from 2021 +4.7percentage points 2021: 104.6%
World, 2022 100.4% Official aggregate

Primary school enrolment (gross) in Botswana over time

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% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Primary school enrolment (gross) (% of the official primary school-age population), 2001 to 2024
Period BotswanaWorld
2024 – 102.2%
2023 – 100.7%
2022 109.3% 100.4%
2021 104.6% 99.4%
2020 – 99.6%
2019 – 99.1%
2018 – 99.1%
2017 – 101.8%
2016 – 102.1%
2015 101.6% 101.0%
2014 101.6% 101.6%
2013 105.3% 103.0%
2012 107.4% 102.9%
2011 – 102.4%
2010 – 102.5%
2009 111.2% 102.7%
2008 111.0% 102.9%
2007 111.4% 102.7%
2006 112.3% 101.7%
2005 111.5% 101.7%
2004 110.6% 101.6%
2003 110.3% 100.9%
2002 109.6% 99.4%
2001 109.0% 99.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.7 percentage points from 104.6% in 2021.
  • Since 2005, when it was 111.5%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2022 was 100.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SE.PRM.ENRR · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2022 for Botswana
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: UNESCO Institute for Statistics