School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 49,204 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 49,204 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 49,204 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,597 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 133rd out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15,597 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,145 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 16,758 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 18,153 number | +8.3% |
| 1974 | 18,897 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 19,658 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 20,318 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 21,076 number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 21,944 number | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 22,911 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 23,913 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 23,886 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 24,740 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 25,556 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 26,442 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 27,400 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 28,530 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 29,829 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 31,126 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 32,310 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 33,276 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 34,383 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 35,551 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 36,689 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 37,716 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 39,562 number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 40,116 number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 40,450 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 40,753 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 40,896 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40,958 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 41,278 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 41,616 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 41,859 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 42,162 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 42,399 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 42,281 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 42,103 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 42,030 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41,875 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 41,818 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 42,165 number | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42,783 number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 43,408 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 44,215 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 45,173 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 45,883 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 46,633 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 47,508 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 48,359 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 49,204 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,146 number | 15,597 number | 22,911 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,373 number | 23,886 number | 32,310 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 37,939 number | 33,276 number | 40,896 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,856 number | 40,958 number | 42,399 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,794 number | 41,818 number | 48,359 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,204 number | 49,204 number | 49,204 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Botswana was 49,204 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 49,204 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,597 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.