Population, age 15, female in Botswana
Botswana: Population, age 15, female was 21,022 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, female in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 15, female in Botswana stood at 21,022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, female in Botswana peaked at 22,000 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16,131, in 1990.
That places Botswana 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18,945 | 16,131 | 21,284 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,868 | 21,574 | 22,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,349 | 21,022 | 21,629 | 5 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 2.7 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, female in Botswana?
- Population, age 15, female in Botswana was 21,022 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 22,000 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,131 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for population, age 15, female?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Population, age 15, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.