Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Botswana
Botswana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) was 62,432 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Botswana, 1995–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2015, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Botswana stood at 62,432 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Botswana peaked at 63,872 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38,445 number, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38,445 number | — |
| 1998 | 59,773 number | +55.5% |
| 1999 | 59,604 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 59,377 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 58,189 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 58,881 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 59,604 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 60,334 number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60,475 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 61,160 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 61,114 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 61,114 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61,012 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 60,627 number | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 60,696 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 63,872 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 62,432 number | -2.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 62,432 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 156,558 number, 40% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 62,432 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 240,413 number, 26% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (Enrolment) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +55.5% | 38,445 number | 59,773 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,607 number | 38,445 number | 59,773 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 60,126 number | 58,189 number | 61,160 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,907 number | 60,627 number | 63,872 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Botswana?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Botswana was 62,432 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 63,872 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,445 number in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.