School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 163,490 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana stood at 163,490 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 163,490 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63,937 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 127th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77,192 number | 63,937 number | 92,250 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,656 number | 95,636 number | 121,843 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 126,564 number | 123,109 number | 130,081 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,238 number | 129,048 number | 145,077 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,179 number | 146,904 number | 163,490 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Botswana was 163,490 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 163,490 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,937 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.