School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 202,724 number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana stood at 202,724 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 204,172 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43,725 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 138th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,988 number | 43,725 number | 77,331 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,597 number | 79,178 number | 112,876 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 145,880 number | 118,176 number | 172,352 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 194,075 number | 177,999 number | 202,204 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 201,804 number | 198,890 number | 204,172 number | 8 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 109.3% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0068 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Botswana was 202,724 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 204,172 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,725 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 138th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.