Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 27,370 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Botswana stood at 27,370 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 27,370 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,921 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9,921 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,250 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 10,612 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 11,414 number | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 11,813 number | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 12,198 number | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 12,696 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 13,226 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 13,783 number | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 14,364 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 14,970 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 14,904 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 15,412 number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 15,940 number | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 16,500 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 17,096 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 17,643 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 18,280 number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 18,933 number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 19,521 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 19,977 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 20,433 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 20,662 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 20,738 number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 20,749 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 20,919 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 21,056 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 21,251 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 21,450 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 21,594 number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 21,619 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 21,670 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 21,607 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 21,504 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 21,450 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 21,535 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 21,820 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 22,305 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 22,880 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 23,416 number | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 23,781 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 24,217 number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 24,520 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 24,757 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 25,025 number | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25,400 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 25,704 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26,135 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 26,617 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 27,058 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 27,370 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,028 number | 9,921 number | 14,364 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,920 number | 14,904 number | 19,521 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,883 number | 19,977 number | 21,594 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,981 number | 21,450 number | 23,416 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,321 number | 23,781 number | 27,058 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,370 number | 27,370 number | 27,370 number | 1 |
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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, male in Botswana?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Botswana was 27,370 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 27,370 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,921 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.