Botswana vs New Zealand: School age population, primary education, both sexes

Botswana
363,218 number
in 2020
New Zealand
378,427 number
in 2020
Botswana rank
122nd
New Zealand rank
119th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Botswana
  • New Zealand
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019952020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 378,427 number against 363,218 number in Botswana, a difference of 15,209 number.

Across all 51 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 150,432 number 364,661 number 214,229 number New Zealand
1980s 212,715 number 322,715 number 110,001 number New Zealand
1990s 278,425 number 333,532 number 55,107 number New Zealand
2000s 297,732 number 354,894 number 57,161 number New Zealand
2010s 332,120 number 368,362 number 36,242 number New Zealand
2020s 363,218 number 378,427 number 15,209 number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Botswana or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 378,427 number against 363,218 number in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Botswana and New Zealand?
15,209 number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Botswana ranks 122nd and New Zealand ranks 119th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.