Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana

Botswana: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 61,873 number in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
61,873 number
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
67,949 number
in 2014
All-time low
32,472 number
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2015

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana, 1995–2015

020.0k40.0k60.0k1995200520151995: 32.5k number1998: 53.8k number1999: 54.3k number2000: 55.1k number2001: 54.8k number2002: 55.5k number2003: 56.3k number2004: 57.2k number2005: 57.8k number2006: 58.0k number2007: 58.0k number2008: 58.0k number2009: 58.9k number2012: 59.9k number2013: 59.9k number2014: 67.9k number2015: 61.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2015, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana stood at 61,873 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana peaked at 67,949 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32,472 number, in 1995.

Botswana ranks 131st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Botswana, 1995 to 2015.
Year number Change
1995 32,472 number —
1998 53,791 number +65.7%
1999 54,287 number +0.9%
2000 55,051 number +1.4%
2001 54,823 number -0.4%
2002 55,474 number +1.2%
2003 56,330 number +1.5%
2004 57,240 number +1.6%
2005 57,815 number +1.0%
2006 58,003 number +0.3%
2007 57,975 number -0.0%
2008 57,975 number +0.0%
2009 58,921 number +1.6%
2012 59,919 number +1.7%
2013 59,902 number -0.0%
2014 67,949 number +13.4%
2015 61,873 number -8.9%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 61,873 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 158,449 number, 39% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 61,873 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 259,727 number, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +65.7% 32,472 number 53,791 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46,850 number 32,472 number 54,287 number 3
2000s 56,961 number 54,823 number 58,921 number 10
2010s 62,411 number 59,902 number 67,949 number 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 128 Albania 73,705 number compare
  2. 129 Central African Republic 63,503 number compare
  3. 130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 62,968 number compare
  4. 132 Jamaica 61,554 number compare
  5. 133 Puerto Rico 56,175 number compare
  6. 134 Gambia 49,074 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Botswana was 61,873 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 67,949 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 32,472 number in 1995.
How does Botswana rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Botswana ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.