School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 24,330 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 24,330 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 24,330 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,875 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 132nd 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, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,875 number | — |
| 1971 | 8,150 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 8,450 number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 9,111 number | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 9,475 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 9,859 number | +4.1% |
| 1976 | 10,248 number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 10,681 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 11,151 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 11,642 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 12,116 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 12,136 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 12,518 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 12,875 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 13,266 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 13,692 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 14,321 number | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 15,034 number | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 15,732 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 16,348 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 16,828 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 17,342 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 17,880 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 18,405 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 18,868 number | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 19,672 number | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 19,959 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 20,142 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 20,297 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 20,368 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 20,396 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 20,535 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 20,691 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 20,810 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 20,962 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21,077 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21,000 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20,885 number | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20,832 number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20,765 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 20,774 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20,904 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 21,189 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 21,496 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 21,887 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 22,332 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22,713 number | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 23,087 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 23,509 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 23,918 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24,330 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,664 number | 7,875 number | 11,642 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,804 number | 12,116 number | 16,348 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,976 number | 16,828 number | 20,368 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,795 number | 20,396 number | 21,077 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,181 number | 20,774 number | 23,918 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,330 number | 24,330 number | 24,330 number | 1 |
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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 24,330 number in 2020, 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 24,330 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,875 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 132nd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.