School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 142,814 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 142,814 number for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 142,814 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29,213 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 137th out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,213 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,271 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 31,455 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 34,157 number | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 35,589 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 37,091 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 38,353 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 39,734 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 41,271 number | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 42,988 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 44,887 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 44,813 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 46,685 number | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 48,474 number | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 50,234 number | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 52,107 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 79,701 number | +53.0% |
| 1987 | 83,273 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 87,268 number | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 61,768 number | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 63,944 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 65,968 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 67,903 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 69,966 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 72,168 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 76,442 number | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 78,448 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 79,991 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 120,808 number | +51.0% |
| 1999 | 121,858 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 122,207 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 122,477 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 122,770 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 123,335 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 124,199 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 125,332 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 126,054 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 126,697 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 126,813 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 126,351 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 125,408 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 124,322 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 123,833 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 124,503 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 126,329 number | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 129,095 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 131,889 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 134,864 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 137,740 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 140,400 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 142,814 number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,012 number | 29,213 number | 42,988 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,921 number | 44,813 number | 87,268 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,750 number | 63,944 number | 121,858 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,624 number | 122,207 number | 126,813 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,838 number | 123,833 number | 140,400 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,814 number | 142,814 number | 142,814 number | 1 |
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More education data for Botswana
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 16,622 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Botswana was 142,814 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 142,814 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,213 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.