School age population, secondary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, secondary education, female was 115,705 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 115,705 number for school age population, secondary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Botswana peaked at 115,705 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34,697 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 140th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43,219 number | 34,697 number | 52,263 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,744 number | 54,411 number | 75,248 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,919 number | 78,427 number | 100,627 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 102,912 number | 101,413 number | 104,597 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,829 number | 102,089 number | 113,595 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,705 number | 115,705 number | 115,705 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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, female in Botswana?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Botswana was 115,705 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 115,705 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,697 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.