School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 91,294 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 91,294 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Botswana peaked at 113,451 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 38,749 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,749 number | — |
| 1971 | 40,612 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 42,271 number | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 46,011 number | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 48,000 number | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 50,103 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 51,834 number | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 53,701 number | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 55,680 number | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 57,793 number | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 60,119 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 59,939 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 62,570 number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 65,356 number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 68,328 number | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 71,436 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 48,394 number | -32.3% |
| 1987 | 50,380 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 52,716 number | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 84,715 number | +60.7% |
| 1990 | 88,626 number | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 91,945 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 94,859 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 97,563 number | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 100,362 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 106,618 number | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 109,910 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 113,451 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 76,957 number | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 79,122 number | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 80,503 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 80,937 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 81,002 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80,994 number | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 81,115 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 81,611 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82,075 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 82,823 number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83,681 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84,320 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 84,276 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 83,288 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 82,082 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 80,973 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 80,389 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 80,946 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82,587 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 84,750 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 87,067 number | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 89,343 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 91,294 number | +2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 91,294 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239,355 number, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 91,294 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 872,626 number, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +60.7% | 52,716 number | 84,715 number |
| 1986 | -32.3% | 71,436 number | 48,394 number |
| 1998 | -32.2% | 113,451 number | 76,957 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48,475 number | 38,749 number | 57,793 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,395 number | 48,394 number | 84,715 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 95,941 number | 76,957 number | 113,451 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81,906 number | 80,503 number | 84,320 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,570 number | 80,389 number | 89,343 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,294 number | 91,294 number | 91,294 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Botswana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Botswana was 91,294 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 113,451 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,749 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Botswana ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.