Enrolment in primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: Enrolment in primary education, female was 168,387 number in 2015. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, female in Botswana, 1970β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 168,387 number for enrolment in primary education, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 168,387 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41,867 number, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 121st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,356 number | 41,867 number | 86,208 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 115,117 number | 93,793 number | 141,829 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,179 number | 146,299 number | 160,771 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 161,986 number | 160,175 number | 163,589 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 166,232 number | 164,507 number | 168,387 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 118 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 180,159 number compare
- 119 Finland 179,855 number compare
- 120 Lesotho, Kingdom of 179,834 number compare
- 122 Austria 163,950 number compare
- 123 Somalia 162,095 number compare
- 124 Eritrea, The State of 157,758 number compare
More education data for Botswana
- 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 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, female in Botswana?
- Enrolment in primary education, female in Botswana was 168,387 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 168,387 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,867 number in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2015.
- Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.