School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, tertiary education, female was 100,662 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
100,662 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
137th
of 203 countries
All-time high
102,394 number
in 2012
All-time low
22,782 number
in 1970
Years of data
48
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 100,662 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana peaked at 102,394 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22,782 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 137th 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.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,782 number | — |
| 1971 | 23,969 number | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 25,767 number | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 30,387 number | +17.9% |
| 1974 | 32,445 number | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 34,381 number | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 36,180 number | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 37,811 number | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 39,528 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 41,351 number | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 43,189 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 43,224 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 44,943 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46,611 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 48,316 number | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 50,185 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 52,301 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 54,531 number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 57,109 number | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 59,945 number | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 62,912 number | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 65,967 number | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 68,899 number | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 71,757 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 74,481 number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 79,450 number | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 81,740 number | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 83,862 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 86,256 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 88,902 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 91,610 number | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 94,270 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 96,514 number | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 98,168 number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 99,260 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 99,991 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 100,460 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 100,690 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 100,949 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 101,326 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 101,742 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 102,257 number | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 102,394 number | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 101,459 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 100,611 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 99,686 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 99,372 number | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 100,662 number | +1.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 100,662 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 222,795 number, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 100,662 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572,800 number, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32,460 number | 22,782 number | 41,351 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,035 number | 43,189 number | 59,945 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,423 number | 62,912 number | 88,902 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 98,324 number | 91,610 number | 101,326 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 101,023 number | 99,372 number | 102,394 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More education data for Botswana
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1564 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Botswana was 100,662 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 102,394 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,782 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.