School age population, secondary education, male in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, secondary education, male was 118,403 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Botswana is 118,403 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Botswana peaked at 118,403 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,265 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 142nd 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, male in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,265 number | — |
| 1971 | 34,692 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 36,124 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 39,507 number | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 41,232 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 43,002 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 44,140 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 45,388 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 46,814 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 48,518 number | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 50,595 number | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 50,300 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 52,818 number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 55,419 number | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 58,094 number | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 60,864 number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 62,851 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 65,330 number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 68,214 number | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 71,235 number | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 74,143 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 76,922 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 79,525 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 82,160 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 84,966 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 91,009 number | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 93,688 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 96,329 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 98,621 number | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 100,353 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 101,297 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 101,732 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 101,988 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 102,367 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 102,976 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 103,906 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 104,532 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 105,344 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 105,955 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 106,074 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 105,441 number | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 104,440 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 103,587 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 103,387 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 104,128 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 106,041 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 108,219 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 110,843 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 113,561 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 116,148 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 118,403 number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41,268 number | 33,265 number | 48,518 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,572 number | 50,300 number | 71,235 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,772 number | 74,143 number | 100,353 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,617 number | 101,297 number | 106,074 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,580 number | 103,387 number | 116,148 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,403 number | 118,403 number | 118,403 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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Botswana was 118,403 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 118,403 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,265 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.