Botswana vs ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes

Botswana
146,674
in 2025
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
26.22 million
in 2024
Botswana rank
141st
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
141st

School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
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How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 26.22 million against 146,674 in Botswana, a difference of 26.08 million.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 178.8 times Botswana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 141st and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 141st of 220 countries.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Difference Ahead
1970s 34,702 10.85 million 10.81 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1980s 57,363 13.31 million 13.25 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
1990s 83,616 15.95 million 15.86 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2000s 130,539 19.13 million 19.00 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2010s 134,081 21.03 million 20.89 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 147,405 25.27 million 25.12 million ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes, Botswana or ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 26.22 million against 146,674 in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes between Botswana and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
26.08 million, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 141st and ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 141st of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release