School age population, primary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, primary education, male was 183,595 number in 2020. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Botswana, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 183,595 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. 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 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Botswana peaked at 183,595 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61,666 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 123rd 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 | 75,185 number | 61,666 number | 89,635 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,466 number | 93,120 number | 123,946 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 139,949 number | 127,738 number | 147,246 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 150,106 number | 147,908 number | 154,421 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,780 number | 156,423 number | 180,481 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,595 number | 183,595 number | 183,595 number | 1 |
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More education data for Botswana
- 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 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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, primary education, male in Botswana was 183,595 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 183,595 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,666 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.