School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 24,874 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana is 24,874 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 24,874 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,722 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 133rd of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7,722 number | — |
| 1971 | 7,995 number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 8,308 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 9,042 number | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 9,422 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 9,799 number | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 10,070 number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 10,395 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 10,793 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 11,269 number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 11,797 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 11,750 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 12,222 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 12,681 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 13,176 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 13,708 number | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 14,209 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 14,795 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 15,394 number | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 15,962 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 16,448 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 17,041 number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 17,671 number | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 18,284 number | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 18,848 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 19,890 number | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 20,157 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 20,308 number | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 20,456 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 20,528 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 20,562 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20,743 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20,925 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21,049 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 21,200 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21,322 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 21,281 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 21,218 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 21,198 number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 21,110 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 21,044 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 21,261 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21,594 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21,912 number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 22,328 number | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 22,841 number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23,170 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 23,546 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 23,999 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 24,441 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 24,874 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,482 number | 7,722 number | 11,269 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,569 number | 11,750 number | 15,962 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,963 number | 16,448 number | 20,528 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,061 number | 20,562 number | 21,322 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,614 number | 21,044 number | 24,441 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,874 number | 24,874 number | 24,874 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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana was 24,874 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24,874 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,722 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.