Population, age 17, female in Botswana
Botswana: Population, age 17, female was 21,218 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, female in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, female in Botswana stood at 21,218.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Botswana peaked at 21,957 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14,767, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 140th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 17,779 | 14,767 | 20,633 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,730 | 21,069 | 21,957 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,504 | 21,218 | 21,703 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. 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 17, female in Botswana?
- Population, age 17, female in Botswana was 21,218 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 21,957 in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,767 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for population, age 17, female?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 17, 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.