School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 45,116 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Botswana stood at 45,116 number.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Botswana peaked at 57,202 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19,867 number, in 1970.
That places Botswana 143rd 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, female (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,867 number | — |
| 1971 | 20,828 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 21,657 number | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 23,433 number | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 24,424 number | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 25,501 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 26,593 number | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 27,769 number | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 28,984 number | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 30,205 number | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 31,430 number | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 31,440 number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 32,598 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 33,796 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 35,084 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 36,458 number | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 24,871 number | -31.8% |
| 1987 | 25,990 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 27,280 number | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 43,779 number | +60.5% |
| 1990 | 45,841 number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 47,456 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 48,827 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 50,036 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 51,240 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 53,858 number | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 55,503 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 57,202 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 38,809 number | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 39,777 number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 40,388 number | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 40,571 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40,582 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,530 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 40,516 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,685 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 40,907 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 41,244 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41,622 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 41,912 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41,922 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41,437 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 40,865 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 40,321 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 39,978 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 40,139 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 40,948 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 41,989 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 43,089 number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44,175 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 45,116 number | +2.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 45,116 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 117,196 number, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 45,116 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 433,906 number, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | +60.5% | 27,280 number | 43,779 number |
| 1998 | -32.2% | 57,202 number | 38,809 number |
| 1986 | -31.8% | 36,458 number | 24,871 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,926 number | 19,867 number | 30,205 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,273 number | 24,871 number | 43,779 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,855 number | 38,809 number | 57,202 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,896 number | 40,388 number | 41,912 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,486 number | 39,978 number | 44,175 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,116 number | 45,116 number | 45,116 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, female in Botswana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Botswana was 45,116 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 57,202 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,867 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Botswana ranks 143rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.