School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 24,554 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24,554
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
135th
of 222 countries
All-time high
24,621
in 2019
All-time low
7,702
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 24,554 for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 24,621 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7,702, in 1970.
That places Botswana 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,702 | — |
| 1971 | 7,886 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 8,175 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 8,832 | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 9,190 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 9,518 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 9,932 | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 10,344 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 10,805 | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 11,314 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 11,754 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 11,641 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 12,037 | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12,464 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 12,892 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 13,137 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 13,671 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 14,439 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 15,230 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 15,858 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 16,483 | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 17,033 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 18,133 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 19,422 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 19,940 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 20,615 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 20,903 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 21,298 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 21,698 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 22,012 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 21,971 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 21,813 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 21,601 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 21,481 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 21,430 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 21,525 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 21,586 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 21,505 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 20,922 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 20,375 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 20,231 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 20,541 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20,901 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 21,776 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 22,443 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 22,973 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23,340 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23,867 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 24,425 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 24,621 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 24,469 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24,243 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 24,238 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 24,367 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 24,475 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 24,554 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,370 | 7,702 | 11,314 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,312 | 11,641 | 15,858 | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,754 | 16,483 | 22,012 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,421 | 20,375 | 21,971 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,512 | 20,231 | 24,621 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,391 | 24,238 | 24,554 | 6 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 187,709 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0769 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,965 (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0795 units per person (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175,513 (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -5.66 % change on previous year (2008)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 16.13 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana was 24,554 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24,621 in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,702 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 135th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release