School age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana

Botswana: School age population, early childhood education, female was 80,858 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80,858 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
139th
of 199 countries
All-time high
80,858 number
in 2019
All-time low
63,863 number
in 2003
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200820191998: 64.3k number1999: 64.2k number2000: 64.1k number2001: 64.1k number2002: 63.9k number2003: 63.9k number2004: 64.5k number2005: 65.4k number2006: 66.9k number2007: 68.7k number2008: 70.5k number2009: 71.6k number2010: 72.6k number2011: 73.5k number2012: 74.3k number2013: 75.1k number2014: 76.0k number2015: 77.0k number2016: 78.2k number2017: 79.3k number2018: 80.4k number2019: 80.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 80,858 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana peaked at 80,858 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63,863 number, in 2003.

Botswana ranks 139th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Botswana, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 64,325 number —
1999 64,198 number -0.2%
2000 64,093 number -0.2%
2001 64,062 number -0.0%
2002 63,906 number -0.2%
2003 63,863 number -0.1%
2004 64,524 number +1.0%
2005 65,389 number +1.3%
2006 66,873 number +2.3%
2007 68,672 number +2.7%
2008 70,493 number +2.7%
2009 71,564 number +1.5%
2010 72,587 number +1.4%
2011 73,536 number +1.3%
2012 74,325 number +1.1%
2013 75,064 number +1.0%
2014 76,027 number +1.3%
2015 77,040 number +1.3%
2016 78,169 number +1.5%
2017 79,346 number +1.5%
2018 80,392 number +1.3%
2019 80,858 number +0.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 80,858 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 209,676 number, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 80,858 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 609,297 number, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 64,262 number 64,198 number 64,325 number 2
2000s 66,344 number 63,863 number 71,564 number 10
2010s 76,734 number 72,587 number 80,858 number 10

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 136 Slovakia 82,580 number compare
  2. 137 Albania 82,488 number compare
  3. 138 Hong Kong 81,545 number compare
  4. 140 Qatar 78,970 number compare
  5. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,925 number compare
  6. 142 Lesotho 71,469 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Botswana was 80,858 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 80,858 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 63,863 number in 2003.
How does Botswana rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Botswana ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/