Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana

Botswana: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 23,914 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
23,914 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
132nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
23,914 number
in 2020
All-time low
7,563 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana, 1970–2020

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 23,914 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana peaked at 23,914 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7,563 number, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 132nd 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.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Botswana, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 7,563 number
1971 7,837 number +3.6%
1972 8,129 number +3.7%
1973 8,779 number +8.0%
1974 9,134 number +4.0%
1975 9,517 number +4.2%
1976 9,901 number +4.0%
1977 10,318 number +4.2%
1978 10,764 number +4.3%
1979 11,228 number +4.3%
1980 11,702 number +4.2%
1981 11,720 number +0.2%
1982 12,128 number +3.5%
1983 12,501 number +3.1%
1984 12,877 number +3.0%
1985 13,302 number +3.3%
1986 13,876 number +4.3%
1987 14,568 number +5.0%
1988 15,290 number +5.0%
1989 15,939 number +4.2%
1990 16,480 number +3.4%
1991 16,943 number +2.8%
1992 17,403 number +2.7%
1993 17,901 number +2.9%
1994 18,408 number +2.8%
1995 19,319 number +4.9%
1996 19,757 number +2.3%
1997 20,051 number +1.5%
1998 20,222 number +0.9%
1999 20,340 number +0.6%
2000 20,354 number +0.1%
2001 20,402 number +0.2%
2002 20,507 number +0.5%
2003 20,647 number +0.7%
2004 20,782 number +0.7%
2005 20,972 number +0.9%
2006 21,035 number +0.3%
2007 20,993 number -0.2%
2008 20,891 number -0.5%
2009 20,817 number -0.4%
2010 20,704 number -0.5%
2011 20,605 number -0.5%
2012 20,722 number +0.6%
2013 21,020 number +1.4%
2014 21,367 number +1.7%
2015 21,821 number +2.1%
2016 22,287 number +2.1%
2017 22,711 number +1.9%
2018 23,110 number +1.8%
2019 23,528 number +1.8%
2020 23,914 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,317 number 7,563 number 11,228 number 10
1980s 13,390 number 11,702 number 15,939 number 10
1990s 18,682 number 16,480 number 20,340 number 10
2000s 20,740 number 20,354 number 21,035 number 10
2010s 21,788 number 20,605 number 23,528 number 10
2020s 23,914 number 23,914 number 23,914 number 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 129 Kuwait 27,489 number compare
  2. 130 Namibia 26,511 number compare
  3. 131 Hong Kong, China 26,464 number compare
  4. 133 Guinea-Bissau 23,534 number compare
  5. 134 Georgia 23,143 number compare
  6. 135 Gabon 22,709 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for Botswana

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana was 23,914 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 23,914 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 7,563 number in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Botswana ranks 132nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/botswana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-female-number/botswana/">Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Botswana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.