School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) was 115,705 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
115,705 number
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
140th
of 205 countries
All-time high
115,705 number
in 2020
All-time low
34,697 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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.
School age population, secondary education, female (number) (age) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34,697 number | — |
| 1971 | 36,191 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 37,602 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 40,661 number | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 42,357 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 44,192 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 46,047 number | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 48,047 number | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 50,137 number | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 52,263 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 54,411 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 54,452 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 56,437 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 58,411 number | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 60,468 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 62,679 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 65,244 number | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 68,323 number | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 71,770 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 75,248 number | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 78,427 number | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 80,991 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 83,237 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 85,369 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 87,564 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 92,051 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 94,670 number | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 97,113 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 99,144 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 100,627 number | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 101,413 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 101,682 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 101,784 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 101,962 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 102,338 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 103,037 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 103,597 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 104,176 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 104,539 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 104,597 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 104,243 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 103,170 number | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 102,328 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 102,089 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 102,590 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 104,000 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 106,257 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 108,771 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 111,246 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 113,595 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 115,705 number | +1.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 115,705 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 329,098 number, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 115,705 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 976,660 number, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.