School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 179,623 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
179,623 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
122nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
179,623 number
in 2020
All-time low
61,887 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61,887 number | — |
| 1971 | 63,958 number | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 66,204 number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 71,077 number | +7.4% |
| 1974 | 73,685 number | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 76,418 number | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 79,558 number | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 82,995 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 86,579 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 90,114 number | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 93,477 number | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 93,536 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 96,438 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 99,401 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 102,677 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 106,399 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 110,863 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 115,503 number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 120,042 number | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 124,151 number | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 127,603 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 131,390 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 134,488 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 136,819 number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 138,505 number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 140,957 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 142,160 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 143,282 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 144,351 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 145,204 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 145,751 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 146,710 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 147,198 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 147,263 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 147,130 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 146,960 number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 146,980 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 147,739 number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 149,250 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 151,285 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 153,651 number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 155,811 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 158,021 number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 160,204 number | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 162,507 number | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 164,981 number | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 167,525 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 170,422 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 173,571 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 176,705 number | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 179,623 number | +1.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 179,623 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 234,620 number, 77% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 179,623 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.00 million number, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.56 (2014)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.46 (2022)
- 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)
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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.