School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana

Botswana: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 27,582 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
27,582 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
134th
of 202 countries
All-time high
27,582 number
in 2020
All-time low
10,314 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 27,582 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana peaked at 27,582 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,314 number, in 1970.

Botswana ranks 134th of 202 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, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Botswana, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 10,314 number —
1971 10,649 number +3.2%
1972 11,020 number +3.5%
1973 11,847 number +7.5%
1974 12,253 number +3.4%
1975 12,647 number +3.2%
1976 13,177 number +4.2%
1977 13,738 number +4.3%
1978 14,320 number +4.2%
1979 14,923 number +4.2%
1980 15,549 number +4.2%
1981 15,480 number -0.4%
1982 15,999 number +3.4%
1983 16,535 number +3.4%
1984 17,102 number +3.4%
1985 17,699 number +3.5%
1986 18,267 number +3.2%
1987 18,901 number +3.5%
1988 19,525 number +3.3%
1989 20,058 number +2.7%
1990 20,420 number +1.8%
1991 20,756 number +1.6%
1992 20,892 number +0.7%
1993 20,904 number +0.1%
1994 20,880 number -0.1%
1995 21,092 number +1.0%
1996 21,260 number +0.8%
1997 21,469 number +1.0%
1998 21,668 number +0.9%
1999 21,783 number +0.5%
2000 21,738 number -0.2%
2001 21,747 number +0.0%
2002 21,672 number -0.3%
2003 21,588 number -0.4%
2004 21,603 number +0.1%
2005 21,817 number +1.0%
2006 22,237 number +1.9%
2007 22,822 number +2.6%
2008 23,462 number +2.8%
2009 24,001 number +2.3%
2010 24,287 number +1.2%
2011 24,697 number +1.7%
2012 24,975 number +1.1%
2013 25,189 number +0.9%
2014 25,445 number +1.0%
2015 25,832 number +1.5%
2016 26,141 number +1.2%
2017 26,557 number +1.6%
2018 27,005 number +1.7%
2019 27,378 number +1.4%
2020 27,582 number +0.7%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 27,582 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 46% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 27,582 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 186,312 number, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12,489 number 10,314 number 14,923 number 10
1980s 17,512 number 15,480 number 20,058 number 10
1990s 21,112 number 20,420 number 21,783 number 10
2000s 22,269 number 21,588 number 24,001 number 10
2010s 25,751 number 24,287 number 27,378 number 10
2020s 27,582 number 27,582 number 27,582 number 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 131 Gabon 29,396 number compare
  2. 132 Slovakia 28,803 number compare
  3. 133 Guinea-Bissau 28,766 number compare
  4. 135 Uruguay 24,318 number compare
  5. 136 Jamaica 24,201 number compare
  6. 137 Puerto Rico 23,690 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Botswana was 27,582 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 27,582 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 10,314 number in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Botswana ranks 134th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/