Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 69,119 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana, 1995–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana is 69,119, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana peaked at 69,119 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32,472, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 129th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32,472 | — |
| 1998 | 53,791 | +65.7% |
| 1999 | 54,287 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 55,051 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 54,823 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 55,474 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 56,330 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 57,240 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57,815 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 58,003 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57,975 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 57,975 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,921 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 59,919 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59,902 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 62,603 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 61,873 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 59,973 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 69,119 | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,850 | 32,472 | 54,287 | 3 |
| 2000s | 56,961 | 54,823 | 58,921 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,074 | 59,902 | 62,603 | 4 |
| 2020s | 64,546 | 59,973 | 69,119 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 126 Kuwait 84,298 compare
- 127 Republic of Moldova 82,593 compare
- 128 Uruguay 79,414 compare
- 130 Central African Republic 63,503 compare
- 131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61,041 compare
- 132 Albania 61,012 compare
More education data for Botswana
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana was 69,119 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 69,119 in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,472 in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release