School age population, primary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 363,218 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Botswana stood at 363,218 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 363,218 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 123,553 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 122nd out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150,432 number | 123,553 number | 179,749 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 212,715 number | 186,656 number | 248,097 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 278,425 number | 255,341 number | 292,450 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 297,732 number | 293,659 number | 305,706 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 332,120 number | 310,074 number | 357,186 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 363,218 number | 363,218 number | 363,218 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)
- 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, primary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Botswana was 363,218 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 363,218 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 123,553 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.