School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, tertiary education, female was 123,331 in 2025. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana is 123,331, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana peaked at 124,412 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25,309, in 1970.
That places Botswana 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34,637 | 25,309 | 45,093 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,668 | 46,736 | 59,972 | 10 |
| 1990s | 75,104 | 61,782 | 92,296 | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,828 | 96,168 | 110,229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 111,874 | 107,849 | 117,663 | 10 |
| 2020s | 122,999 | 119,589 | 124,412 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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 16,622 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 2.7 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 108.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana was 123,331 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 124,412 in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,309 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release