What is population, age 17, male in Botswana?

Population, age 17, male in Botswana was 21,492 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Botswana?

The highest recorded value was 22,184 in 2006.

What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Botswana?

The lowest recorded value was 14,823 in 1990.

How does Botswana rank for population, age 17, male?

Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, male in Botswana

Name: Population, age 17, male in Botswana
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Botswana: Population, age 17, male was 21,492 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

21,492

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

140th

of 191 countries

All-time high

22,184

in 2006

All-time low

14,823

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Botswana, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 17, male in Botswana stood at 21,492.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Botswana peaked at 22,184 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 14,823, 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	17,874	14,823	20,771	10
2000s	21,936	21,220	22,184	10
2010s	21,744	21,492	21,957	6

Countries ranked near Botswana

137 Kuwait 22,478 compare
138 Mongolia 22,427 compare
139 Gambia 21,947 compare
141 Armenia 19,888 compare
142 Lithuania 18,379 compare
143 East Timor 16,894 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Botswana?: Population, age 17, male in Botswana was 21,492 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 22,184 in 2006.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 14,823 in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for population, age 17, male?: Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.