Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Botswana
Botswana: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Botswana, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Botswana peaked at 61.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
That places Botswana 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.92 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 56.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 61.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 41.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 55.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.35 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 27.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 38.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 26.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 38 Ecuador 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 39 Uganda 19.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 40 Bangladesh 19.46 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 42 Bolivia 19.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 43 Argentina 19.36 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 44 Suriname 19.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Botswana?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Botswana was 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.93 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.42 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Botswana rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Botswana ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (accelerated scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.