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

Latest (2020)
24,874 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
133rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
24,874 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,722 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020

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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

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Botswana, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 130 Gambia 29,276 number compare
  2. 131 Namibia 27,271 number compare
  3. 132 Georgia 26,783 number compare
  4. 134 Guinea-Bissau 24,457 number compare
  5. 135 Gabon 24,081 number compare
  6. 136 Uruguay 23,700 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.