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

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

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 age 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 age 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.

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

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Botswana?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Botswana ranks 134th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/