School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Botswana

Botswana: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male was 21,260 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
21,260 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
112th
of 164 countries
All-time high
21,260 number
in 2019
All-time low
17,342 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Botswana, 1998–2019

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1998200820191998: 17.3k number1999: 18.0k number2000: 18.6k number2001: 19.3k number2002: 19.7k number2003: 19.9k number2004: 19.9k number2005: 20.0k number2006: 20.1k number2007: 20.2k number2008: 20.4k number2009: 20.6k number2010: 20.7k number2011: 20.7k number2012: 20.6k number2013: 20.3k number2014: 20.0k number2015: 19.9k number2016: 19.9k number2017: 20.1k number2018: 20.6k number2019: 21.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 21,260 number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Botswana peaked at 21,260 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17,342 number, in 1998.

Botswana ranks 112th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age male in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in Botswana, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 17,342 number —
1999 17,996 number +3.8%
2000 18,636 number +3.6%
2001 19,270 number +3.4%
2002 19,683 number +2.1%
2003 19,851 number +0.9%
2004 19,913 number +0.3%
2005 20,042 number +0.6%
2006 20,081 number +0.2%
2007 20,178 number +0.5%
2008 20,358 number +0.9%
2009 20,555 number +1.0%
2010 20,677 number +0.6%
2011 20,705 number +0.1%
2012 20,592 number -0.5%
2013 20,323 number -1.3%
2014 20,048 number -1.4%
2015 19,942 number -0.5%
2016 19,930 number -0.1%
2017 20,146 number +1.1%
2018 20,632 number +2.4%
2019 21,260 number +3.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 21,260 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,278 number, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 21,260 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,995 number, 10% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,669 number 17,342 number 17,996 number 2
2000s 19,857 number 18,636 number 20,555 number 10
2010s 20,426 number 19,930 number 21,260 number 10

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 109 Slovakia 27,843 number compare
  2. 110 Georgia 23,214 number compare
  3. 111 Lesotho 21,588 number compare
  4. 113 Djibouti 19,860 number compare
  5. 114 Moldova 19,554 number compare
  6. 115 Gabon 18,284 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Botswana?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Botswana was 21,260 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 21,260 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 17,342 number in 1998.
How does Botswana rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
Botswana ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.