Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana
Botswana: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 36.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
36.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
15th
of 138 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2013
All-time low
36.5%
in 2021
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana is 36.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana peaked at 36.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 2021.
Botswana ranks 15th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 36.5% | — |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 36.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 36.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 36.5% | 36.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Botswana was 36.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Botswana ranks 15th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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