School age population, lower secondary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 72,225 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Botswana stood at 72,225 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Botswana peaked at 72,225 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,383 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 139th 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, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 14,908 number | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 15,510 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 16,929 number | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 17,656 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 18,400 number | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 18,899 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 19,456 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 20,118 number | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 20,930 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 21,906 number | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 21,801 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22,846 number | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 23,859 number | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 24,850 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 25,886 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 39,328 number | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 40,940 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 42,778 number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 30,299 number | -29.2% |
| 1990 | 31,358 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 32,433 number | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 33,493 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 34,633 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 35,844 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 38,249 number | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 39,281 number | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 40,080 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 60,473 number | +50.9% |
| 1999 | 61,008 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 61,182 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61,366 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61,568 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 61,903 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62,377 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62,980 number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 63,364 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63,765 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 63,896 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63,666 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 63,087 number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 62,589 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 62,370 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 62,735 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 63,717 number | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 65,234 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 66,580 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 68,082 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 69,583 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 70,980 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 72,225 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17,719 number | 14,383 number | 20,930 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,449 number | 21,801 number | 42,778 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,685 number | 31,358 number | 61,008 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,607 number | 61,182 number | 63,896 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65,496 number | 62,370 number | 70,980 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,225 number | 72,225 number | 72,225 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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Botswana was 72,225 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 72,225 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,383 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.