School age population, pre-primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 88,450 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Botswana, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Botswana stood at 88,450. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 88,450 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30,704, in 1970.
That places Botswana 126th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,169 | 30,704 | 44,710 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,439 | 46,732 | 61,432 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,848 | 62,314 | 64,737 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,680 | 62,508 | 70,326 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,971 | 72,422 | 79,684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,840 | 80,048 | 88,450 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 123 Eritrea, The State of 90,872 compare
- 124 Slovak Republic 90,867 compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 88,845 compare
- 127 Norway 87,485 compare
- 128 Greece 86,123 compare
- 129 Lesotho, Kingdom of 79,833 compare
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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Botswana was 88,450 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 88,450 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,704 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 126th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release