Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 26,773 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana stood at 26,773 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 26,773 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,841 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,841 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,159 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 10,498 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 11,243 number | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 11,632 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 12,040 number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 12,544 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 13,079 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 13,631 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 14,174 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 14,698 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 14,695 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,189 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,698 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 16,242 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 16,831 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 17,425 number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 18,069 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 18,696 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 19,229 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 19,618 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20,037 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 20,265 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 20,358 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 20,388 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 20,555 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 20,708 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 20,889 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21,063 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 21,183 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 21,201 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 21,255 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 21,204 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 21,118 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 21,068 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 21,135 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21,384 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21,806 number | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 22,321 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 22,843 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23,267 number | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 23,626 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 23,927 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24,203 number | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 24,491 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 24,828 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 25,211 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 25,652 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 26,100 number | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26,494 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26,773 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11,884 number | 9,841 number | 14,174 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,677 number | 14,695 number | 19,229 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,506 number | 19,618 number | 21,183 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,534 number | 21,068 number | 22,843 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,780 number | 23,267 number | 26,494 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,773 number | 26,773 number | 26,773 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 27,696 number compare
- 132 Georgia 27,642 number compare
- 133 Hong Kong, China 27,579 number compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,525 number compare
- 136 Uruguay 23,264 number compare
- 137 Jamaica 22,959 number compare
More education data for Botswana
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,284 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,590 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20,760 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,779 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 381,674 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Botswana was 26,773 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26,773 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,841 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.