School age population, primary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, primary education, female was 179,623 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Botswana is 179,623 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Botswana peaked at 179,623 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61,887 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 | 75,248 number | 61,887 number | 90,114 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,249 number | 93,477 number | 124,151 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,476 number | 127,603 number | 145,204 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,627 number | 145,751 number | 151,285 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,340 number | 153,651 number | 176,705 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 179,623 number | 179,623 number | 179,623 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.0% (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 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, primary education, female in Botswana was 179,623 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 179,623 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,887 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.