Population, ages 12-17, total in Botswana
Botswana: Population, ages 12-17, total was 253,614 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-17, total in Botswana, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 253,614 for population, ages 12-17, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, total in Botswana peaked at 264,652 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 198,246, 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 230,983 | 198,246 | 257,199 | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,339 | 260,269 | 264,652 | 10 |
| 2010s | 256,979 | 253,614 | 260,845 | 6 |
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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, ages 12-17, total in Botswana?
- Population, ages 12-17, total in Botswana was 253,614 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 264,652 in 2004.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 198,246 in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for population, ages 12-17, total?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-17, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-17, total is the total population age 12-17.