School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 234,108 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana is 234,108 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 234,108 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67,962 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 141st of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,962 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,883 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 73,726 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 80,168 number | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 83,589 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 87,194 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 90,187 number | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 93,435 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 96,951 number | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 100,781 number | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 105,006 number | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 104,752 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 109,255 number | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 113,830 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 118,562 number | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 123,543 number | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 128,095 number | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 133,653 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 139,984 number | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 146,483 number | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 152,570 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 157,913 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 162,762 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 167,529 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 172,530 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 183,060 number | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 188,358 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 193,442 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 197,765 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 200,980 number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 202,710 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 203,414 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 203,772 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 204,329 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 205,314 number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 206,943 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 208,129 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 209,520 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 210,494 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 210,671 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 209,684 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 207,610 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 205,915 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 205,476 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 206,718 number | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 210,041 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 214,476 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 219,614 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 224,807 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 229,743 number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 234,108 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84,488 number | 67,962 number | 100,781 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 122,316 number | 104,752 number | 146,483 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 177,691 number | 152,570 number | 200,980 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,530 number | 202,710 number | 210,671 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 213,408 number | 205,476 number | 229,743 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 234,108 number | 234,108 number | 234,108 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 109.27 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Botswana was 234,108 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 234,108 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,962 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.