Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana
Botswana: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 2.7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana is 2.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana peaked at 6.62 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 2.7, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 68th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.53 | 6.43 | 6.62 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.58 | 6.54 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.55 | 6.39 | 6.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 | 4.67 | 6.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.31 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.15 | 3.06 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.91 | 3.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.7 | 2.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (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)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
- School enrollment, primary, male 110.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Botswana was 2.7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Botswana ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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