Number of pupils in primary education rose 4.49% to 382 '000 in Botswana in 2022, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in primary education in Botswana reached an all time high of 382 '000 in 2022 and an all time low of 78.4 '000 in 1971.
Botswana has been ranked 96th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in primary education, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Primary Education) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,246 | 4,697 | ... | ... | 5,218 | ... | |||||||||||
| Botswana | '000 | ... | 357 | ... | ... | ... | 365 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16,807 | ... | 18,789 | 20,169 | ... | ||||||||||
| Lesotho | '000 | 368 | 340 | 330 | 323 | 317 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 | ... | 6,139 | 6,563 | 6,941 | 7,220 | 7,216 | |||||||||||||||
| Namibia | '000 | 478 | 493 | 510 | 519 | 536 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 | 7,582 | 7,568 | 7,688 | 7,716 | 7,698 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | '000 | ... | 237 | 237 | 236 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 | 9,316 | 10,112 | 10,605 | 10,926 | 11,199 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 | ... | 3,285 | 3,339 | 3,382 | 3,416 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,676 | 2,726 | 2,790 | 2,870 | 2,899 | ... |
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