School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) was 70,589 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Botswana stood at 70,589 number. 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 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Botswana peaked at 70,589 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,830 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 137th of 205 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, lower secondary education, female (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,830 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,363 number | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 15,945 number | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 17,228 number | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 17,933 number | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 18,691 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 19,454 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 20,278 number | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 21,153 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 22,058 number | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 22,981 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 23,012 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 23,839 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 24,615 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 25,384 number | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 26,221 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 40,373 number | +54.0% |
| 1987 | 42,333 number | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 44,490 number | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 31,469 number | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 32,586 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 33,535 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 34,410 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 35,333 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 36,324 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 38,193 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 39,167 number | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 39,911 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 60,335 number | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 60,850 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61,025 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61,111 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 61,202 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61,432 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 61,822 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62,352 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 62,690 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 62,932 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62,917 number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 62,685 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 62,321 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 61,733 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 61,463 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 61,768 number | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62,612 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63,861 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 65,309 number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 66,782 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 68,157 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 69,420 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 70,589 number | +1.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 70,589 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 172,886 number, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 70,589 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 449,916 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +54.0% | 26,221 number | 40,373 number |
| 1998 | +51.2% | 39,911 number | 60,335 number |
| 1989 | -29.3% | 44,490 number | 31,469 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,293 number | 14,830 number | 22,058 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,472 number | 22,981 number | 44,490 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,064 number | 32,586 number | 60,850 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,017 number | 61,025 number | 62,932 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,343 number | 61,463 number | 69,420 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,589 number | 70,589 number | 70,589 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Botswana was 70,589 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 70,589 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,830 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.