School age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 80,858 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
80,858 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
127th
of 206 countries
All-time high
80,858 number
in 2019
All-time low
31,758 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana is 80,858 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 80,858 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,758 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,758 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,762 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 33,828 number | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 36,236 number | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 37,360 number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 38,740 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 40,357 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 42,090 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 43,879 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 45,687 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 47,407 number | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 47,392 number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 49,032 number | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 50,656 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 52,321 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 54,022 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 55,739 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 57,485 number | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 59,073 number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 60,261 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 60,838 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 61,554 number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 61,817 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 61,826 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 61,849 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62,724 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 63,292 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 63,870 number | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 64,325 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64,198 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 64,093 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64,062 number | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 63,906 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 63,863 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 64,524 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 65,389 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 66,873 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 68,672 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 70,493 number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 71,564 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 72,587 number | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73,536 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 74,325 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 75,064 number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 76,027 number | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77,040 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 78,169 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 79,346 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80,392 number | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 80,858 number | +0.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 80,858 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,506 number, 51% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 80,858 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 495,628 number, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38,270 number | 31,758 number | 45,687 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,339 number | 47,392 number | 60,261 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,629 number | 60,838 number | 64,325 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,344 number | 63,863 number | 71,564 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,734 number | 72,587 number | 80,858 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Botswana was 80,858 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 80,858 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,758 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, 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 pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.