School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Botswana
Botswana: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 46,178 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Botswana, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Botswana is 46,178 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Botswana peaked at 56,249 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 18,882 number, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 142nd of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,882 number | — |
| 1971 | 19,784 number | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 20,614 number | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 22,578 number | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 23,576 number | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 24,602 number | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 25,241 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 25,932 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 26,696 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 27,588 number | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 28,689 number | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 28,499 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 29,972 number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 31,560 number | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 33,244 number | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 34,978 number | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 23,523 number | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 24,390 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 25,436 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 40,936 number | +60.9% |
| 1990 | 42,785 number | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 44,489 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 46,032 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 47,527 number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 49,122 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 52,760 number | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 54,407 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 56,249 number | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 38,148 number | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 39,345 number | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 40,115 number | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 40,366 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40,420 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 40,464 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 40,599 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 40,926 number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 41,168 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 41,579 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42,059 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42,408 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 42,354 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41,851 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 41,217 number | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 40,652 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 40,411 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 40,807 number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41,639 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 42,761 number | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 43,978 number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 45,168 number | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 46,178 number | +2.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 46,178 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 122,159 number, 38% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 46,178 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 438,720 number, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (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 | +60.9% | 25,436 number | 40,936 number |
| 1986 | -32.7% | 34,978 number | 23,523 number |
| 1998 | -32.2% | 56,249 number | 38,148 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,549 number | 18,882 number | 27,588 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,123 number | 23,523 number | 40,936 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,086 number | 38,148 number | 56,249 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,010 number | 40,115 number | 42,408 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,084 number | 40,411 number | 45,168 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,178 number | 46,178 number | 46,178 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, male in Botswana?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Botswana was 46,178 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 56,249 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,882 number in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Botswana ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.